Borussia Dortmund beat Stuttgart 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday evening at the MHP Arena, extending their perfect start to the campaign. The result moves them to the top of the table with twelve points from four games, while Stuttgart sit fourteenth with three.
The first half was a cagey affair, with yellow cards coming early for Demirović at thirteen minutes and Stiller at seventeen. Schlotterbeck also went to the referee at thirty-two, and the visitors had already shown they were prepared to work hard without necessarily dominating possession.
And here's the thing about this game — the decisive moment came late, not through a flurry of chances but through patience. Beier found the net at seventy minutes, and that was enough. You can look at the numbers all you like, but the match was decided in that window.
We had called for an away win before kick-off, thirty-nine per cent confidence, and it came through. Dortmund had won their previous four games across all competitions — Paderborn, Villarreal, Hoffenheim, HEBC, Hamburg — and Stuttgart were struggling for consistency. The form line told the story.
Substitutions started at sixty-two minutes, with Veerman and Nwaneri coming off together for the hosts. Führich and Undav replaced each other at sixty-four, and Beier was taken off at eighty-two alongside Ryerson. The coach had options but didn't need to force the issue.
Stuttgart dominated possession at fifty-six per cent but created nothing from it. They registered five shots on target and eight inside the penalty area, yet expected goals sat at 0.87. Dortmund managed only two shots on target but produced 1.34 xG and three big chances.
The victory puts Dortmund four points clear at the summit, a gap that will only widen if they maintain this level. Stuttgart's defeat leaves them three points from safety after four rounds, and the pressure will build quickly if the pattern continues.
