Dortmund continue fine start to season with vital victory over Wolfsburg

Borussia Dortmund continued their unbeaten start to the 2025-26 Bundesliga season with a narrow win over Wolfsburg, thanks to Karim Adeyemi

Karim Adeyemi’s stunning first-half strike earned Borussia Dortmund a third consecutive win with their 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg.

Dortmund’s impressive early-season form continued at Signal Iduna Park as they moved up to second in the Bundesliga, closing the gap to leaders Bayern Munich.

Adeyemi started the game well, bending an effort wide of the far post after checking inside within the first two minutes before drilling a low shot against his own team-mate just moments later.

Wolfsburg upped the pressure afterwards without testing Gregor Kobel, and an unchallenged Adeyemi broke the deadlock in style 20 minutes in, whipping a powerful shot past Kamil Grabara from range.

Maximilian Beier should have doubled their lead shortly before the break – after a blistering counter-attack, he fired straight at Grabara, who got fully behind it.

Wolfsburg came within inches of levelling the score just before the hour mark, with Konstantinos Koulierakis’ instinctive effort from close range rattling the crossbar and bouncing on the line without crossing it.

Felix Nmecha saw a header brilliantly tipped onto the crossbar by Grabara, and though Dortmund’s late pressure did not result in a second goal, they got over the line.

Dortmund are currently on a 12-match unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga their longest streak since April to October 2023. They have also won each of their last six home matches.

Even more impressive is the manner of their recent victories – it is the first time they have managed three consecutive clean sheets on home soil since autumn 2020.

Adeyemi stole the headlines on Sunday, scoring the only goal.

Elsewhere, Borussia M‘gladbach shared the spoils at the Bay Arena when Tabakovic scored a stoppage-time goal to make it 1-1 after Malik Tillman had put his side ahead in the 70th minute.

It was also a seven-goal thriller at Frankfurt with Union Berlin claiming a 4-3 away victory over Frankfurt.