VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Beier strike keeps Dortmund unbeaten

Borussia Dortmund beat VfB Stuttgart 0-1 at the MHPArena in matchday 4 of the Bundesliga. The decisive goal came from Maximilian Beier in the 70th minute, assisted by Jobe Bellingham.

Kick-off was at 17:30 UK time (18:30 CEST) on Saturday, 19 September 2026.

The match

The first half saw two early bookings for Stuttgart: Ermedin Demirovic was cautioned in the 13th minute, followed by Angelo Stiller in the 17th. Dortmund picked up their first yellow card of the game through Nico Schlotterbeck in the 32nd minute.

Early in the second half, Joey Veerman was booked in the 46th minute, with Joane Gadou following suit in the 57th.

In the 62nd minute, Dortmund made a double substitution, bringing on Jobe Bellingham for Veerman and Konstantinos Karetsas for Ethan Nwaneri. Stuttgart responded two minutes later, in the 64th minute, introducing Jamie Leweling for Chris Führich and Dzenan Pejcinovic for Deniz Undav.

The goal that settled the match arrived in the 70th minute: Maximilian Beier converted an assist from the recently introduced Jobe Bellingham to put Dortmund 0-1 up.

Dortmund managed the closing stages with further changes. Fábio Silva replaced Serhou Guirassy in the 74th minute. Jobe Bellingham picked up a yellow card in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Dortmund made another double substitution with Marcel Sabitzer on for Beier and Ramy Bensebaini for Julian Ryerson, who was booked in the same minute. Stuttgart closed out the game with their final substitutions in the 84th minute, bringing on Nikolas Nartey and Leo Sauer for Grischa Prömel and Bilal El Khannouss.

The numbers

• Corners: 6-2 Stuttgart
• Shots: 12-13 Dortmund
• Possession: 56%-44% Stuttgart
• Fouls: 9-14 Dortmund
• Yellow cards: 2-5 Dortmund
• Shots on target: 5-2 Stuttgart

Standings and next fixtures

Borussia Dortmund remain top of the table with 12 points from four matches, having won all four, scoring 9 goals and conceding just 2. VfB Stuttgart drop to 15th place with 3 points, having won once and lost three times, scoring 6 and conceding 9.

At the top of the table, FC Bayern München sit second with 10 points (14 goals scored, 2 conceded), level with SC Freiburg, also on 10 points (12 goals scored, 3 conceded). FC Augsburg are fourth with 7 points.

In the next round, Borussia Dortmund host Werder Bremen on Friday, 9 October at 20:30 CEST. VfB Stuttgart travel to face Paderborn on Saturday, 10 October at 15:30 CEST.