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78 %Felix Nmecha

Felix Nmecha

Man of the Match Trophy

0:19

Watch: Nmecha on BVB's ambiitions

0:27

Watch: Dortmund celebrate their win

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Watch: The Elversberg fans applaud their team

Full-time: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Elversberg

Felix Nmecha's stunning second-half brace secured the Black-Yellows a narrow victory over Elversberg, extending their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season to nine games. They were, though, pushed all the way and had to hold on at the end after Noel Futkeu bicycle kick halved the deficit.

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Full-time

90'

+ 2

Successive corners

Keidel delivers it to the near post. The ball flicks up in the air, forcing Kobel to put it behind for another corner. Kristof comes up, but there's an offside in the follow-up effort, allowing Dortmund some relief.

90'

+ 1

Deflected

Keidel's free-kick, in a dangerous central position, is deflected behind for a corner...

90'

+ 1

Into added time

The fourth official has signalled four additional minutes.

88'

Adam!

The substitute strikes the ball on the volley, but Kobel is alert to the situation and collects the ball. Dortmund are holding on here.

86'

Double change

Sabitzer and Nwaneri come on for Bellingham and Silva, which sees Beier move into a central position.

86'

Substitution

86'

Substitution

Marcel Sabitzer

Jobe Bellingham

85'

Elversberg on top

That goal has given the visitors renewed confidence, with Dortmund dropping deeper. Can they find an equaliser?

Stunning!

Keidel clips a deep ball towards the far post. It's played back into the middle Le Joncour, who finds Futkeu. Meeting the ball in the air, the substitute scores a superb bicycle kick to half the deficit!

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81'

Noel Futkeu

GOAL!

2:1

Assist:F. Le Joncour

Noel Futkeu

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

11 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

71.42 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

10.33 m

79'

Triple change

As Elversberg go in search of a way back into this game, Wagner introduces three new players.

78'

Substitution

78'

Substitution

Nicholas Mickelson

78'

Substitution

Maurice Krattenmacher

77'

Gathered

Anton is the third Dortmund player in the book this afternoon. From the resulting free-kick, Keidel can only find Kobel.

76'

Yellow card

0:19

He's done it again!

Nmecha nets a brace to double Dortmund's tally for the afternoon. Rohr takes the ball off Beier, but it rebounds to Nmecha who strikes the ball first time, curling the ball from distance beyond a helpless Kristof.

71'

Felix Nmecha

GOAL!

2:0

Felix Nmecha

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

4 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

124.22 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

23.17 m

69'

Silva again!

There's still no way past Kristof for the Dortmund forward, who forces Elversberg's custodian into a fine save from a tight angle.

67'

A point to prove

Günther is the next man in the book as both teams make changes with Bensebaini and Ryerson entering the fray for BVB in place of Gadou and Karetsas, while Campbell - returning to Dortmund - comes on for Onyeka.

67'

Substitution

Konstantinos Karetsas

67'

Substitution

67'

Substitution

Ramy Bensebaini

65'

Yellow card

61'

Phwoar!

From the resulting free-kick, Petkov unleashes a ferocious knuckleball towards Dortmund's goal, but Kobel makes a flying save. A positive response here from Elversberg.

61'

Another booking

Krattenmacher goes past Silva, but the Dortmund man knocked his opponent off balance, earning him a booking.

60'

Yellow card

59'

Yellow card

Breakthrough!

Dortmund lead! Veerman plays a diagonal ball into the path of Silva. He plucks the ball out of the air before biding his time to find Nmecha. On the edge of the box, he takes one touch before placing the ball into the bottom corner. Kristof stood no chance with that precise finish!

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55'

Felix Nmecha

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:F. Silva

Felix Nmecha

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

5 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

100.63 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

19.66 m

54'

Kobel stands tall

At the other end, Krattenmacher takes the ball to the byline before cutting it back for Onyeka, who forces Kobel into a save from close range.

53'

No way past Kristof

This time it's Karetsas! The youngster cuts inside onto his favoured left foot and unleashes a curling effort which was bottom-corner bound, but Kristof is there to deny the Dortmund man.

51'

Upping the ante

Dortmund are increasing the pressure here. Bellingham drives forward before driving his low effort wide of Kristof's post.

49'

Silva denied

Kobel goes long to Silva, who heads the ball into the path of Karetsas. He returns the favour with a reverse pass and with only Kristof to beat, the Dortmund man is denied by Elversberg's custodian!

48'

Now it's Elversberg's turn

Keidel delivers the ball into the six-yard box where Onyeka rises highest, but that too goes the wrong side of the post.

47'

Bellingham!

Veerman clips a deep free-kick towards the far post, where it's headed back across by Schlotterbeck. Bellingham is there, but he strikes the ball just wide of Kristof's post.

46'

We're back under way

Dortmund get the ball rolling in the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Elversberg

Silva came close to opening the scoring after seeing his long range attempt found the side netting before Nmecha forced Kristof into an excellent save. Elversberg, though, continue to pose a threat in the final third with Petkov forcing Kobel into two saves as the team's go into the break on level terms.

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Half-time

45'

+ 4

Piledriver!

Petkov takes the ball down on his chest before striking it superbly, keeping it low, but Kobel is alert to the threat and denies the Elversberg man.

45'

+ 2

Nmecha twists and turns...

...before driving to the byline, but his cross is blocked for a corner. Taken by Veerman, it's collected by Kristof.

45'

+ 1

Into added time

With two breaks in play, the fourth official has signalled five additional minutes.

45'

Wide of the mark

Elversberg aren't lacking belief here. Onyeka takes a touch with his left before firing a left-footed effort just wide of Kobel's post.

40'

There's still nothing in it

With one attempt each on target, both teams also have equal possession of the ball.

Possession (%)

5050

0:24

Another change

After receiving a knock following a challenge from Svensson, Elversberg captain Pinckert is forced off with Le Joncour coming on in his place.

37'

Substitution

Florian Le Joncour

Karetsas magic

Starting for the first time since Matchday 2, Karetsas' battle with Günther has been an intriguing one.

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34'

Forced change

Chukwuemeka goes down, and is helped off after suffering an injury. Beier comes on in his place.

34'

Substitution

Maximilian Beier

Carney Chukwuemeka

33'

Piling on the pressure

That chance has put an extra spring in Dortmund's step. Their back three are sitting almost on the edge of Elversberg's penalty area. Working the ball to Karetsas on the right, the Greece international clips a ball to the far post, but Nmecha is unable to trouble Kristof.

29'

Pinball!

That's the best chance of the half, but Dortmund are unable to capitalise. Chukwuemeka, from the left, finds Nmecha after Svensson's dummy, but the German is denied by Kristof. The rebound falls to Silva, but he's caught off guard and can't guide his effort on target, which goes just the wrong side of the post.

27'

Biding their time

Krattenmacher is evidently Elversberg's dangerman, as three Dortmund players surround the German, but he manages to evade the press to find Günther. The visitors work it from left to right in search of an opening, but Anton and Co. continue to stand firm.

Pressure

Elversberg continue to press Dortmund in their own defensive third.

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23'

First caution

Following Dortmund's attack down the left, Elversberg are able to counter-attack but Krattenmacher is stopped in his tracks by Nmecha.

22'

Yellow card

20'

Level-pegging

There's nothing between the two teams in the opening exchanges.

Possession (%)

5050

0:26

Watch: Exquisite vision

Wow! Almost a superb goal from Dortmund. From Elversberg's attack, Karetsas clips the ball into Nmecha, who in turn finds Silva. From just inside Elversberg's half, he spots Kristof off his line and hits the ball first time, but it curls into the side netting. What a goal that would have been!

17'

Positive from Elversberg!

Krattenmacher plays a one-two with Onyeka before ghosting past Gadou, but there's no-one there for the cutback, and Dortmund are able to clear.

13'

Working an opening

Kristof starts the attack with a wonderful ball out towards Sirch on the right. Eventually it finds a way to Günther, who finds himself in Dortmund's defensive third, on the oppositive flank. It's a delicious cross towards the centre of the penalty area, but he's flagged offside.

10'

Fearless Elversberg

The visitors have settled well, but are allowing Dortmund more possession of the ball, although they're still persisting with a high defensive line which BVB are yet to bypass.

6'

Petkov shoots!

But his left-footed effort, which is hit from outside of the box with force, is collected by Kobel.

5'

Bellingham denied

Svensson cuts the ball back for Bellingham, who takes on the shot first time, but it's blocked by the chest of Rohr - that's Dortmund's first foray into Elversberg's penalty area.

3'

Karetsas brought down

Elversberg are pressing high, but Günther is a little too eager, and arrives late on Karetsas on the halfway line as Dortmund look to play through the press.

1'

Early offside

Kobel goes long towards Silva, but Elversberg's defensive line are sitting on the halfway line - the Portuguese forward was stood in an offside position.

1'

We're under way!

Elversberg get the ball rolling...

Kick-off!

Teams emerge

We're moments away from a ball being kicked at the Signal Iduna Park this afternoon! What a moment for the 8,000 travelling Elversberg fans.

0:36

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Karetsas in; Guirassy out

Konstantinos Karetsas is making his first Bundesliga start for Borussia Dortmund since Matchday 2, while Serhou Guirassy is missing a league game for the first time since Matchday 5 of 2025/26 - that's over a year!

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Watch: Inside the away dressing room

0:18

Watch: Elversberg have arrived!

0:38

Watch: A beautiful setting for today's game!

More on that Dortmund team

Niko Kovač makes three changes to the team that beat Real Betis 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Joane Gadou, Carney Chukwuemeka and Konstantinos Karetsas, who scored the game-winning goal, start ahead of Ramy Bensebaini and Julian Ryerson, who both drop to the bench, while Serhou Guirassy misses out completely through injury.

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More on that Elversberg team

Vincent Wagner names the same team that beat Mainz 4-1 at home on Matchday 8, with Maurice Krattenmacher, Francis Onyeka and Lukas Petkov complementing David Mokwa in attack.

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Starting line-up: Borussia Dortmund

Formation:3-4-2-1

Dortmund subs

Meyer, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Reggiani, Nwaneri, Sabitzer, Beier, Inácio, Albert

Starting line-up: SV Elversberg

Formation:4-2-3-1

Elversberg subs

Boss, Mickelson, Le Joncour, Condé, Adam, Schmahl, Futkeu, Schnellbacher, Campbell

1:41

Watch: Wagner praises Elversberg fanbase

Maiden call-up

Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham has been called up to the senior England squad for the first time ahead of their upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Croatia and Spain. Speaking to the English FA website, Thomas Tuchel said: "He’s had some good matches and he’s on a good run of form with Dortmund, so he deserves to be with us."

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Guirassy sidelined

Dortmund will be without Serhou Guirassy against Elversberg after the striker suffered a thigh injury during Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Real Betis. "We miss Serhou with his stature and, of course, his goals, but now the players who have been somewhat sidelined recently will get a chance," explained Niko Kovač.

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Niko Kovač on facing Elversberg

"They have given all of their opponents a run for their money. They certainly have more problems away from home but we are coming out of an intense period, and we are taking out opponents very seriously. We want to end this cycle with a win."

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Dortmund edge past Betis

Dortmund claimed their third Champions League victory of the season with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Real Betis on Wednesday. Fábio Silva opened the scoring shortly after half-time before Aitor Ruibal equalised, but Konstantinos Karetsas struck the winner to secure all three points for BVB.

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Vincent Wagner on facing Dortmund

"This hurdle is as high as it gets. We have no chance, and we'll try to take advantage of it as always. Playing in front of over 80,000 spectators will definitely be something special. The cool thing is that the lads and I have been able to improve a bit over the last few weeks. And now comes what is probably the biggest match the Bundesliga has to offer."

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2:47

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2:22

Watch: Underdogs Elversberg upsetting the odds

Ultimate David vs. Goliath

The smallest town in Bundesliga history visits German football's largest stadium on Saturday, with a reported 8,000 Elversberg fans set to be inside Signal Iduna Park. That's over half the population of Spiesen-Elversberg, which could fit inside BVB's home six times and have seats left over.

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4:30

Watch: Dortmund building for title push

The Bundesliga's best defence and with goals coming from all over the team, it's shaping up to be a very promising season for Borussia Dortmund.

Reunions

Dortmund sporting director Ole Book joined in March after eight years in various functions at Elversberg, while US international Cole Campbell moved in the opposite direction this summer.

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Every hope for Elversberg

The Bundesliga newcomers' 13 points from their opening eight matches is an impressive tally. No side with that many points at this stage of the season have ended up being relegated since St. Pauli in 2010/11.

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Dortmund don't stop running

Last week's Der Klassiker saw Dortmund set a new club record for the total distance covered in a match - a whopping 127.6 kilometres.

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2:03

Watch: Bayern 2-2 Dortmund - highlights

Dortmund twice came from behind to draw with defending champions Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker. The top two are still unbeaten in the league this season, currently locked on 18 points, with Bayern ahead of BVB on goal difference.

2:03

Watch: Elversberg 4-1 Mainz - highlights

Elversberg cruised to their fourth Bundesliga win, with substitute Cole Campbell's late acrobatic effort capping a superb team display. The top-flight new boys are seventh in the table after eight games, six points clear of the relegation zone.

Previous meeting: Elversberg 1-4 Dortmund

This will be the first time these teams have ever met in a league fixture, and their first competitive encounter for 45 years. They have only come face-to-face once before, with Dortmund winning 4-1 in the second round of the DFB Cup on 10 October 1981.

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