Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, as Maximilian Beier came off the bench to score a wonderful strike from range.
It was turning out to be another frustrating evening for the BVB, who pressed aggressively and created a handful of chances but weren't able to break the deadlock.
But in keeping with the club's trend of substitutes making a difference, Beier came on in the second half to make the difference while being teed up by his fellow substitute Jobe Bellingham.
Here are 10 key stats from the match:
1) With the 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga after three games; it was also their fifth win of the campaign in seven games.
2) Borussia Dortmund have now beaten Eintracht Frankfurt in their last six consecutive home games in the Bundesliga.
3) By shutting out Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund have now kept five clean sheets from their opening seven games in the Bundesliga this season; Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen are the only sides that have managed to score against them, netting twice each.
4) With his goal on Saturday, Maximilian Beier now has two goals in the 2026-27 Bundesliga season, both coming late on as part of 1-0 wins; he previously scored in the 77th minute of their 1-0 win over Stuttgart on 19 September.
5) With Jobe Bellingham coming off the bench to assist and Maximilian Beier coming off the bench to score, Dortmund substitutes have now scored four goals and teed up seven in the Bundesliga this season, more than any side in the division.
6) Jobe Bellingham now has two assists in the Bundesliga this season, both coming off the bench and both for Maximilian Beier. He had teed up the German for his winner against VfB Stuttgart last month too.
7) Borussia Dortmund have gone unbeaten in their first seven Bundesliga games for the first time since 2023 and for just the fourth time in the last 10 years.
8) Having beaten Sabah FK in the Champions League on Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund have now won back-to-back games in all competitions for the first time in a month.
9) Borussia Dortmund have scored just 12 goals in seven league games this season, the lowest of any side currently residing in top six places, but they have also conceded the least (4) in the division.
10) Maximilian Beier joins Serhou Guirassy, Fabio Silva and Felix Nmecha as the Borussia Dortmund players who have scored multiple times for them in the league this season.
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