It's game two of the UEFA Youth League season and everything to play for. Check out our detailed preview of Shakhtar Donetsk U19-Celtic U19!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shakhtar Donetsk U19 form and stats
The season before, Shakhtar Donetsk U19's league statistics were 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, resulting in 3rd position in the UEFA Youth League. In these six matches they scored 14 goals and let in 5. Appearing at their own stadium in the last season Shakhtar Donetsk U19 generated 2-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 3 conceded.
The Shakhtar Donetsk U19 goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 266 minutes without conceding a goal in the UEFA Youth League.
A nice win for Shakhtar last time playing, versus Celtic U19. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Yushchenko scoring for the victors.
A strong away win before that one, visiting RB Leipzig U19 and winning 2-0.Celtic U19 form and stats
Let's have a look at how Celtic U19 performed last season in the UEFA Youth League: They landed a 22nd position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 10 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 0 and lost 2 with 4/9 goals scored/conceded. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on McManus, the Celtic U19 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Celtic U19 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk U19 (placed 2nd).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-6 defeat against Real Madrid U19.Head 2 Head
Shakhtar Donetsk U19 missing players
Celtic U19 missing players
| Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | Celtic U19 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 4 | 15.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | Last season | Celtic U19 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 83% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6 | ||
| 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 12 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.8 | ||
| 50% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8.3 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 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 | Real Madrid U19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Celtic U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid U19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Inter U19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Sheriff U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -18 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona U19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Liverpool U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Chelsea U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | Porto U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Bayern U19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur U19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | Manchester City U19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Basel U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Manchester United U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Real Madrid U19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Monaco U19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Paris SG U19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Roma U19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Sporting CP U19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Feyenoord U19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | Atl. Madrid U19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 18 | Spartak Moskva U19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Sevilla U19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 20 | Benfica U19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Celtic U19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 23 | RB Leipzig U19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 24 | Olympiakos Piraeus U19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 25 | Napoli U19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 26 | Anderlecht U19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 27 | Besiktas U19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 28 | CSKA Moscow U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 29 | Juventus U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 30 | Maribor U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -12 | 3 |
| 31 | Qarabag U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -16 | 3 |
| 32 | APOEL U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | -22 | 3 |