Overview

• Dortmund scored three goals in a five-minute span during the first half, with contributions from Donyell Malen, Maximilian Beier, and Julian Brandt.
• Pascal Groß was sent off in the 62nd minute for a foul on Lukas Nmecha, leaving Dortmund with 10 players for the remainder of the match.
• Denis Vavro scored Wolfsburg's lone goal in the second half, but Dortmund held firm under pressure to secure the win.
• The victory moves Dortmund to sixth place in the Bundesliga standings, easing pressure on coach Nuri Sahin ahead of the winter break.
• Elsewhere in the league, bottom-placed Bochum earned their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Heidenheim, who suffered their seventh consecutive defeat.