This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Shakhtar Donetsk at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Celtic with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Celtic have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The hosts Shakhtar Donetsk saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chornomorets, was also a home game here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego. The away team is better rested.
Shakhtar Donetsk form and stats
Last season, Shakhtar's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Shakhtar Donetsk, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego.
Shakhtar Donetsk's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Chornomorets. The home side are looking to build on that result. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Jovičević when Ocheretko scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.
Before that game, a strong away win at RB Leipzig. A Champions League match.
Shakhtar Donetsk have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Celtic form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round against Midtjylland.This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Champions League home defeat versus Real Madrid with 0-3 on the scoreboard. Juranović was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Juranović hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Rangers in the Premiership.Celtic have another game that requires travelling in just four nights, a Premiership match versus St. Mirren. A difficult calendar for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Shakhtar Donetsk wins - draws - Celtic wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 6 goals |  J. Neves Filipe 4 goals |
Shakhtar Donetsk missing players
Celtic missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 17 | Scored | S | 41 | 83 | ||
| 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5.4 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.6 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.3 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.6 | 16.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 49% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Zorya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Veres | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Metal Kharkiv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Kolos Kovalivka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Dnipro-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Oleksandria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Rukh Vynnyky | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Chornomorets | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Lviv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Minai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Hirnyk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Vorskla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
