Half time: 1 - 0
Full time: 3 - 0
Shots: 15 - 8
Shots on target: 3 - 8
Corner Kicks: 7 - 0
Possession: 50% - 50%
Stuttgart troubled Patrick Ittrich's notebook more than they did Roman Berki in the Dortmund goal with Andreas Beck, Dennis Aogo, Mario Gomez and Santiago Acacibar all seeing yellow. Marcel Schmelzer was booked for Dortmund.
A thoroughly dominant display by the home side here. Other than a late Mario Gomez effort onto the woodwork, Stuttgart failed to register a shot on target in the game.
There was certainly an element of fortune about the home sides opener though. Christian Pulisic breaking down the right before hitting a misdirected cross into the area. It all worked out well for Pulisic though as his cross looped all the way over everyone, including the keeper, and into the far top corner. 1-0 at half-time.
The second came in the 48th minute and was somewhat more conventional. Nuri Sahin breaking down the left before producing a low ball into the area. Michy Batshuayi arriving to side foot home.
In the 59th minute it was 3-0. Maximillian Philipp's volley from around twelve yards being well saved by Ron-Robert Zieler. The keeper could only parry the ball back into play though and when it dropped to Philipp once again, he made no mistake second time around. It may have been scuffed and slightly deflected but his effort still found the bottom corner.
Borussia Dortmund bounced back to form here following last weekends debacle at Bayern Munich, getting their season back on track at the first time of asking and handing a first league to defeat to Tayfun Korkut in the process.
Dortmund stay third but are now just one point off Schalke in second. Stuttgart drop to ninth after the latest round of fixtures.