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The 22-year-old, who was an unused substitute in Dortmund's 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, has been out of action since sustaining a muscle injury in October.

Adeyemi made just five Bundesliga appearances before his injury, but still has the joint-most assists of any Dortmund player in the competition with three, while he has also scored twice and created nine chances so far this term.

"Karim already wanted to play against Barcelona," Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin said. "He's training very well, he's very stable.

"He looks fresh and is definitely a candidate for the last two games of the year."

Sahin's side has been hit by injuries in recent weeks, with defenders Nico Schlotterback, Niklas Sule and Waldemar Anton currently out, while the head coach was unsure about the availability of Julian Ryerson, Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier.

"We still have to wait and see with Ryerson, Brandt and Beier," he added.

"We have our final training session tomorrow and will then decide who will start alongside Emre Can in central defence."

Dortmund currently sits sixth on the Bundesliga table with 21 points from 13 matches, its worst start to a league campaign in seven years. It trails leader Bayern Munich by 12 points, having drawn its past two league outings 1-1.

With 19 points at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund is the Bundesliga's best home team this season – it has only been better off after seven top-flight home games in 2021-2022 (21 points).

Hoffenheim, meanwhile, is still winless away from home in the competition this season, picking up just three points, but Sahin is still expecting a stiff test against the side sitting 14th on the table.

"We've completely analysed Hoffenheim. We know what we're up against... But now we're focussing on ourselves and our game," he said.