DORTMUND (Interstat) — Fábio Silva opened the scoring in the fifth minute and Felix Nmecha added goals in the 80th and 89th minutes as BVB defeated Paderborn 3-0 in a Bundesliga match in Germany Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Signal Iduna Park. Paderborn, the visiting team, did not score, and BVB was the home team. Nmecha, a midfielder, entered as a substitute and recorded two goals in 25 minutes. Serhou Guirassy played 90 minutes and provided one assist, while Marcel Sabitzer added an assist in 25 minutes off the bench. Paderborn’s Laurin Ulrich was booked in the 39th minute, and BVB’s Jobe Bellingham received a yellow card in the 66th. BVB improved to 3-0-0 in Bundesliga play and 4-0-0 across all competitions. Paderborn moved to 0-0-1 in the league and 0-0-1 overall. Paderborn next hosts Hoffenheim on Sept. 20, while BVB travels to Stuttgart on Sept. 19.