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Although BVB’s early 1-0 lead at Eintracht Frankfurt ultimately did not result in a victory, it did solidify Borussia Dortmund’s top spot in a special Bundesliga statistic. Julian Ryerson, who set up that early lead for Maximilian Beier with a sharp cross from the wing, also secured a best value for himself in Friday’s match.

The press unanimously raves about the “spectacle” that Eintracht Frankfurt and BVB offered fans for the Bundesliga’s reopening. And indeed, the match picked up pace early on. For example, in the tenth minute, when Julian Ryerson whipped the ball so hard into Eintracht’s penalty area that the home defense was overwhelmed. Beier seized the opportunity to put Schwarzgelb ahead 1-0.

This was one of six crosses from the wing produced solely by the Norwegian international in BVB’s service, Julian Ryerson. That was the highest number among all players in this floodlit match at Deutsche Bank Park. In total, BVB produced thirteen crosses, but only that first one from Ryerson was converted into a goal.

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When BVB crosses, it often gets dangerous

This, in turn, was the eighth time this season that Dortmund managed to do so. No other team is as successful at turning crosses from the wing into goals. Not even FC Bayern Munich, who, with 63 goals already scored—more than second-place BVB and third-place Leipzig combined—should have had enough opportunities. Since this is not the case, BVB holds the top spot in this regard.

For Julian Ryerson, his assist for Beier’s 1-0 was his third goal assist from a cross this season, and his fourth overall. Only Jamie Leweling from VfB Stuttgart has been more effective with his crosses. He managed four assists from the wing in the 2025/26 season.

With that goal to make it 1-0, Maximilian Beier is now BVB’s co-top scorer, having scored five times in the Bundesliga. This puts him level in the club’s internal ranking with Serhou Guirassy, who continued his run of bad luck in Frankfurt. The Guinean has been waiting for his next goal since matchday 9. Up until then, the Guinean—like Beier now—had scored five times for Borussia Dortmund.

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