Overview
- Karim Adeyemi scored in the 20th minute with a powerful long-range shot to secure a 1-0 win at Signal Iduna Park.
- Nico Schlotterbeck made his first appearance in six months after a knee injury and provided a stabilizing presence at the back.
- Wolfsburg suffered their first league defeat of the season as goal-line technology showed Konstantinos Koulierakis’ effort had not fully crossed the line.
- Christian Eriksen made his Wolfsburg debut as a second-half substitute, while Dortmund extended their Bundesliga winning run to three matches and a 12-game unbeaten league streak.
- In other results shaping the early table, Bayer Leverkusen were held 1-1 by Mönchengladbach on a stoppage-time equalizer and Union Berlin upset Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 with an Oliver Burke hat-trick.