Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two goals to take his Bundesliga tally to 17 in 14 games as Stuttgart endured a third straight league defeat.
Gonzalo Castro headed in on the rebound to put Dortmund ahead before setting up Aubameyang to make it 2-0.
Daniel Didavi reduced the deficit before Georg Niedermeier's own goal restored Dortmund's two-goal cushion.
Aubameyang scored in the last minute to complete an emphatic win.
Dortmund, who have won 10 of their 14 league games, are second in the table, eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
Thomas Tuchel's Dortmund side are away to third-placed Wolfsburg next Saturday.
It was a bad start for Stuttgart's caretaker coach Jurgen Kramny after replacing Alexander Zorniger in the wake of last weekend's 4-0 home defeat by Augsburg.
The defeat kept his side third from bottom in the table.
In Sunday's other two Bundesliga games, Schalke were held to a 1-1 draw by Bayer Leverkusen and are without a league win in five games.
Struggling Augsburg held third-placed Wolfsburg to a goalless draw.
Dortmund were top of the table in September but have been overtaken by Bayern Munich
A crowd of 81,000 watched Borussia Dortmund's victory
Gonzalo Castro scored his first top-flight goal of the season
Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (6)
Borussia Dortmund
- 38 Bürki
- 26 Piszczek
- 25 Papastathopoulos Booked
- 06 Bender
- 29 Schmelzer
- 27 Castro
- 08 Gündogan (Ramos - 89' )
- 23 Kagawa (Weigl - 60' )
- 10 Mkhitaryan
- 17 Aubameyang
- 11 Reus (Hummels - 80' )
Substitutes
- 01 Weidenfeller
- 07 Hofmann
- 09 Januzaj
- 15 Hummels
- 20 Ramos
- 28 Ginter
- 33 Weigl
VfB Stuttgart
- 22 Tyton
- 03 Schwaab
- 05 Baumgartl
- 06 Niedermeier
- 02 Insúa
- 08 Rupp (Wanitzek - 86' )
- 20 Gentner
- 44 Maxim (Kruse - 70' )
- 10 Didavi
- 18 Kostic
- 19 Werner (Tashchy - 82' )
Substitutes
- 09 Kruse
- 14 Heise
- 17 Vlachodimos
- 21 Hlousek
- 28 Wanitzek
- 31 Ferati
- 34 Tashchy
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, VfB Stuttgart 1.
90:00 +1:59 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, VfB Stuttgart 1.
90:00 +1:11Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Marvin Wanitzek tries a through ball, but Boris Tashchy is caught offside.
90:00 +0:01 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, VfB Stuttgart 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Ramos.
89:03Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
88:21 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Adrián Ramos replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
87:02Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87:02Foul by Filip Kostic (VfB Stuttgart).
85:46Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85:46Foul by Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart).
85:25 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Marvin Wanitzek replaces Lukas Rupp.
84:58Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
83:48Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Lukas Rupp tries a through ball, but Boris Tashchy is caught offside.
82:12Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Schmelzer with a cross.
81:41 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Boris Tashchy replaces Timo Werner.
79:17 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels replaces Marco Reus.
78:40Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund).
78:40Emiliano Insúa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76:50Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Schmelzer tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
75:38Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Przemyslaw Tyton.
Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
75:01Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75:01Foul by Filip Kostic (VfB Stuttgart).
73:01Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73:01Foul by Emiliano Insúa (VfB Stuttgart).
72:16Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Emiliano Insúa tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
71:35Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71:35Foul by Daniel Schwaab (VfB Stuttgart).
71:06Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
71:06Daniel Schwaab (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70:21Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
69:04 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Robbie Kruse replaces Alexandru Maxim.
68:40Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Daniel Schwaab tries a through ball, but Daniel Didavi is caught offside.
67:59Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
67:49Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
64:42 Goal scoredGoal! Own Goal by Georg Niedermeier, VfB Stuttgart. Borussia Dortmund 3, VfB Stuttgart 1.
61:29Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
59:33Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59:33Foul by Timo Werner (VfB Stuttgart).
59:04 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Weigl replaces Shinji Kagawa.
58:23Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Lukasz Piszczek tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
57:11Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Shinji Kagawa tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
55:50Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
51:59 BookingBooking Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51:58Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
51:58Emiliano Insúa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51:45Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
51:45Timo Werner (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51:07Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Przemyslaw Tyton.
51:03Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
50:35Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50:35Foul by Daniel Schwaab (VfB Stuttgart).
49:09Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
48:03Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund).
48:03Timo Werner (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45:00Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 2, VfB Stuttgart 1.
45:00 +1:02 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, VfB Stuttgart 1.
44:06Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Alexandru Maxim is caught offside.
42:39Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40:57Delay in match Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) because of an injury.
40:35Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40:35Foul by Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart).
39:49 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
39:32Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georg Niedermeier.
34:44Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
34:44Filip Kostic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32:27Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
31:22Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31:22Foul by Christian Gentner (VfB Stuttgart).
31:13Attempt blocked. Lukas Rupp (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Gentner with a headed pass.
30:51Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Sven Bender.
30:24Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
29:30Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
28:16Attempt missed. Lukas Rupp (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandru Maxim.
27:22Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
27:21Attempt saved. Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
27:02Attempt blocked. Lukas Rupp (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner.
26:18Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
25:49Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Georg Niedermeier.
25:17Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Georg Niedermeier.
23:18Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
23:18Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21:20Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21:20Foul by Christian Gentner (VfB Stuttgart).
18:31 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
17:17Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Daniel Didavi tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
16:56Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund).
16:56Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16:23Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16:20Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15:46Foul by Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund).
15:46Alexandru Maxim (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14:53Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
6:06Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund).
6:06Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4:58Roman Bürki (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4:58Foul by Georg Niedermeier (VfB Stuttgart).
4:36Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
3:58Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Sven Bender tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
2:27 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
2:24Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
0:47Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
0:47Foul by Christian Gentner (VfB Stuttgart).
0:24Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
0:24Foul by Emiliano Insúa (VfB Stuttgart).
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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