Borussia Dortmund have developed a taste for chaos. Back-to-back 3-2 victories — first against Villarreal, then against Hoffenheim — have given BVB six points from their opening fixtures but also exposed a defensive vulnerability that Paderborn will be desperate to exploit when they travel to Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.

Dortmund's attack has been irresistible in those two outings, finding the net three times on each occasion. Yet the fact that they have also conceded twice in both matches raises legitimate questions about the solidity of their backline. For a club with ambitions of challenging Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga, shipping two goals per game is simply unsustainable. Head coach and staff will know that a repeat of those leaky defensive displays could eventually cost them against higher-calibre opposition.

Paderborn, meanwhile, arrive in Westphalia searching for their first points of the campaign after a narrow 0-1 defeat to Freiburg. That result was painful but not without encouragement: Paderborn kept the scoreline tight and showed the kind of organisation that can frustrate bigger sides. The challenge now is converting defensive resilience into attacking output, something they failed to do against Freiburg. Breaking down a Dortmund side playing in front of the Yellow Wall is an altogether different proposition, and Paderborn's forwards will need to be clinical with whatever half-chances come their way.

The key battle in this fixture is likely to unfold between Dortmund's prolific forward line and Paderborn's compact defensive structure. If the visitors sit deep and deny space, BVB may need patience to unlock them. Conversely, if Paderborn push higher up the pitch in search of a first goal this season, they risk being caught by Dortmund's rapid transitions — exactly the kind of scenario that produced six goals across BVB's last two matches.

What is at stake could hardly be more different for each side. Dortmund want to build early-season momentum and keep pace at the summit; Paderborn need a result — any result — to prove they belong at this level. The atmosphere inside Signal Iduna Park will be ferocious, and that home support has historically been worth an extra man for BVB.

Prediction: Dortmund's attacking firepower should prove too much for Paderborn, but expect the hosts to concede again given their recent pattern. A 3-1 Dortmund victory feels the most likely outcome, continuing BVB's high-scoring run while Paderborn find the net for the first time this season.