Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn – Result & match summary

Fábio Silva 5'
Felix Nmecha 80', 89'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st half 1–0
5'
Fábio Silva (Serhou Guirassy)
31'
Goal disallowed (Serhou Guirassy)
39'
Laurin Ulrich (Foul)
45'+3
Goal disallowed (Serhou Guirassy)
2nd half 2–0
65'
Carney Chukwuemeka
Fábio Silva
65'
Felix Nmecha
Joey Veerman
65'
Marcel Sabitzer
Ethan Nwaneri
66'
Jobe Bellingham (Foul)
67'
Clemens Lippmann
Laurin Curda
67'
Oliver Batista-Meier
Gabriel Vidovic
67'
Steffen Tigges
Stefano Marino
77'
Maximilian Beier
Julian Ryerson
77'
Ramy Bensebaini
Nico Schlotterbeck 
77'
Luka Đurić
Laurin Ulrich
80'
Felix Nmecha (Maximilian Beier)
82'
Rayan Philippe
Mattes Hansen
89'
Felix Nmecha (Marcel Sabitzer)

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Borussia Dortmund
Paderborn

Match statistics

Borussia Dortmund Paderborn
1.72 Expected Goals (xG) 0.46
55% Overall possession 45%
14 Shots Total 10
8 Shots On Target 0
7 Corners 3

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Top performers

Borussia Dortmund
Chances Created
3
Successful Dribbles
3/3 100%
12/17 71%
Tackles Won
7/10 70%
Ball Recoveries
8
Accurate Passes
64/73 88%
Shots on Target
3
Paderborn
Chances Created
2
Successful Dribbles
2/3 67%
Duels Won
7/9 78%
Tackles Won
5/5 100%
Ball Recoveries
9
Accurate Passes
48/60 100%
Shots on Target

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About the match

Borussia Dortmund defeated Paderborn 3–0 on 12 September 2026 at Signal Iduna Park in Bundesliga.

Lineups

Borussia Dortmund: (3-4-2-1) Gregor Kobel, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jobe Bellingham, Serhou Guirassy, Ethan Nwaneri, Fábio Silva, Joane Gadou, Daniel Svensson, Joey Veerman, Julian Ryerson.

Paderborn: (3-1-4-2) Santiago Castañeda, Nahuel Noll, Laurin Curda, Marvin Pieringer, Jano ter Horst, Mattes Hansen, Raphael Obermair, Tjark Scheller, Laurin Ulrich, Stefano Marino, Gabriel Vidovic.

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund: Carney Chukwuemeka for Fábio Silva, Felix Nmecha for Joey Veerman, Marcel Sabitzer for Ethan Nwaneri, Maximilian Beier for Julian Ryerson, Ramy Bensebaini for Nico Schlotterbeck.

Paderborn: Clemens Lippmann for Laurin Curda, Oliver Batista-Meier for Gabriel Vidovic, Steffen Tigges for Stefano Marino, Luka Đurić for Laurin Ulrich, Rayan Philippe for Mattes Hansen.

Sidelined players

Borussia Dortmund: Emre Can, Justin Lerma, Enzo dos Santos, Giannis Konstantelias, Samuele Inácio, Filippo Mane, Konstantinos Karetsas.

Paderborn: Timur Gayret, Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant, Lasse Eickel, Sven Michel.

Match statistics

Borussia Dortmund had 55% of the possession, compared with 45% for Paderborn.

Borussia Dortmund registered 14 shots, with 8 on target. Paderborn had 10 shots, with 0 on target.

Borussia Dortmund won 7 corners, while Paderborn won 3.

Top players

Borussia Dortmund: Felix Nmecha scored 2 goals, Marcel Sabitzer provided 1 assist, and Nico Schlotterbeck was the highest-rated player (7.7).

Paderborn: Nahuel Noll was the highest-rated player (7.3) and made 5 saves and Laurin Curda created 2 chances.