Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Paderborn: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Borussia Dortmund won it

The opening goal came in the 5th minute: Fábio Silva for Borussia Dortmund, set up by Serhou Guirassy. Felix Nmecha made it 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund in the 80th minute, set up by Maximilian Beier. Felix Nmecha made it 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund in the 89th minute, set up by Marcel Sabitzer.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Felix Nmecha scored twice.

The referee, H. Osmers, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Borussia Dortmund and 1 to Paderborn.

Borussia Dortmund: N. Kovač, 3-4-2-1 · Paderborn: R. Kettemann, 3-1-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.46 for Borussia Dortmund and 1.72 for Paderborn.

Borussia Dortmund scored about 2.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Paderborn left about 1.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Paderborn created the better chances, 1.72 xG to 0.46, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Borussia Dortmund had 8 shots on target, Paderborn 0.

Paderborn's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Borussia Dortmund had 55% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Borussia Dortmund came into it with 5 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 2.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.79 expected goals for and 0.90 against, and had won 80% of their matches.

Paderborn came into it with 4 Bundesliga matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.81 expected goals for and 1.54 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), rated 8.7 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Borussia Dortmund

• Felix Nmecha 8.7 2 goals
• Nico Schlotterbeck 7.7
• Daniel Svensson 7.5
• Fábio Silva 7.4 1 goal
• Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri 7.4

Paderborn

• Nahuel Noll 7.3
• Raphael Obermair 7.0
• Laurin Ulrich 7.0
• Santiago Castañeda 6.9
• Mattes Hansen 6.9

The lowest-rated starter was Marvin Pieringer at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Borussia Dortmund: Bodø / Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund Wednesday 14 October 2026 · Champions League
• Paderborn: Paderborn vs VfB Stuttgart Saturday 10 October 2026 · Bundesliga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn

What was the score in Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn?

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Paderborn (half-time 1-0), Bundesliga, Saturday 12 September 2026.

Who scored in Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn?

Fábio Silva 5', Felix Nmecha 80', Felix Nmecha 89'.

Did Moneyball predict Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn?

Felix Nmecha, rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Borussia Dortmund vs Paderborn?

H. Osmers.