The facts on the season finale: BVB could make history | OneFootball

The scenario: BVB will go into the matchday in fifth place and end it in fourth if they win against their 17th-placed opponents, whose relegation has already been confirmed, by a two-goal margin (if Frankfurt were to lose 8-7 in Freiburg, for example, a two-goal difference would not be enough). Borussia can only fall down to sixth or seventh position if they lose against Kiel, and Mainz (against Leverkusen) and Leipzig (against Stuttgart) record extraordinarily big wins.

Home/away: Only Bayern Munich have won more times at home (14 home wins) than Borussia Dortmund (10), who have emerged victorious in their last three matches at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. No team have won fewer away matches than Holstien Kiel (two triumphs), who have however been much-improved of late and have lost only one of their last five away games.

Head-to-head record: This is the first season the clubs have met in the league. Following cup ties in 2012 (quarter-final, 4-0 away victory for BVB) and 2021 (semi-final, 5-0 home win for BVB), the reverse fixture was the first Bundesliga meeting between the clubs. Borussia suffered a 4-2 away defeat.

Statistics: Borussia Dortmund have won their last four Bundesliga matches and are unbeaten in seven rounds. Their most recent defeat was a 2-0 loss in Leipzig on 15 March 2025. Only Bochum have recorded fewer wins (five) than Holstein, while only VfL have suffered more defeats (21 vs. 20). There have been 126 goals in matches involving KSV (only FC Bayern's games have produced one more). Kiel have scored one goal more than Champions League hopefuls Freiburg (48), but have also conceded 38 goals more than their fellow promoted club St. Pauli.

Biggest victory: The DFB-Pokal semi-final on 1 May 2021 culminated in a 5-0 victory over the then second-tier outfit: Giovanni Reyna (16/23), Marco Reus (26), Thorgan Hazard (32) and Jude Bellingham (41) made sure the game was wrapped up by the halfway point.