Jamie Gittens and Nicolai Remberg have a coming together and both see yellow before Kiel make a late change.

Dortmund know they no longer have to push with the win and the top-four spot effectively in the bag.

Emre Can and Giovanni Reyna are on for Dortmund, with the sun shining down and the fans getting ready to celebrate the achievement of finishing in the top four - which seemed so unlikely for a long time this season.

Dortmund kick off the second half, with Kiel making two changes, including Lewis Holtby leaving the field for them for the last time.

Ansgar Knauff has equalised for Frankfurt in Freiburg. If that match remains level, any win for Dortmund here would send them into fourth.

Three minutes are indicated - with a bit of nervousness being felt around the stands.

The hosts are moving the ball around nicely, but Kiel are still chasing back admirably and making it tough for Dortmund. Niklas Süle fizzes a shot over from distance.

Ritsu Doan has given Freiburg the lead to boost their top-four hopes. As things stand, Dortmund now need another goal at least.

The hosts are moving forward with intent, winning the ball back quickly and threatening to burst through Kiel's defence.

The big game in Dortmund gets underway. The pre-match atmosphere was relaxed and confident - will the hosts take the final step into the top four?

Dortmund's anthem sounds out loud and clear as a packed Signal Iduna Park prepares to give their heroes one last push for the top four.

Kobel - Süle, Anton, Bensebaini - Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson - Brandt (c), Adeyemi – Guirassy

Meyer, Emre Can, Yan Couto, Özcan, Chukwuemeka, Reyna, Gittens, Duranville

Dähne - Becker (c), Johansson, Zec - Rosenboom, Holtby, Remberg, Tolkin - Bernhardsson, Machino – Skrzybski

Weiner, Geschwill, Ivezić, Schulz, Knudsen, Porath, Harres, Pichler, Arp

Kiel's expected attendance today of around 7, 800 fans will be the club's largest ever away crowd, an incredible effort! The journey is over 400km long, with Kiel lying in northern Germany, and Dortmund sitting in the west.

The BVB women's handball team will be playing for a spot in the German Championship final this evening, shortly after the conclusion of the game against Kiel. It could be a very successful day for the club in more than one way today!

Dortmund fans far and wide will be showing their support for their club in many different ways this afternoon, but it'll be hard to top this sand model of Signal Iduna Park from @maggachic!

Borussia Dortmund go into their final day fixture with it still all to play for - that being Champions League football, of course. Sat in 11th at the time of Niko Kovač's appointment, the Croatian has managed an incredible turnaround at Signal Iduna Park, guiding them to fifth and just one point behind fourth. Having scored a minimum of three goals in their last four games, BVB are in fine form as they approach today's grand finale, although they need other results to go their way too, if they're to achieve their goal. Kiel come into this game with their fate already sealed, having been relegated to the Bundesliga 2 at the end of Matchday 33. Despite this, Kiel have proven to be tough opponents on many occasions throughout 2024/25, and aren't bad going forward themselves.

Although Kiel are ending their first Bundesliga season, they have travelled to Singal Iduna Park once before - suffering a 5-0 defeat in the 2020/21 DFB Cup semi-finals. There were no spectators in the famous stadium that day though due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Despite already suffering relegation, Kiel are bidding to become the 11th team in Bundesliga history to score in every single away match in a season. Seven of the 10 to have previously done that became champions.

Dortmund have faced 55 sides in total in the Bundesliga and only one of those have their failed to beat - Kiel.