Celtic Vs Shakhtar Donetsk Match Analysis And Prediction

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Celtic will be looking to claim their first victory in Champions League Group F on Tusday when they play host to Shakhtar Donetsk at Celtic Park.

The hosts head into the contest off the back of a victory away to Harts, whle the visitors enter the game follwing a confortable win over Kolos Kivalivka.

Celtic have made a strong start to the campaign in domestic proceedings, sitting four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership after 11 matches.

The Hoops have once against demonstrated their offensive quality in Scotland, confortably ranking as the highest-scoring side in the league with 39 goals scored.

However, Ange Postecolou’s side have not fared so well in the Champions League despite some encouraging performances and occupy fourth place in Group F with one point, which was earned away to Shakhtar Donetsk following a 1-1 draw on matchday two.

Celtic need to defeat Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday in Glasgow to stand any chance of seciring qualification to Europa League knockout stages.

Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk make the trip to Celtic Park unbeaten in three matches and look to have made a strong start to the season both in the Ukranian Premier League and Champions League.

Igor Jovicevic’s side sit second in the Ukranian Premier League, having picked up 19 points from seven matches and have a game in hand on league leaders Dnipro-1.

Shakhtar Donetsk have produced some impressive battling displays in Group F, including a 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig on matchday one and a 1-1 draw at home to Real Madrid on matchday four.

Considering their 1-1 draw at home to Celtic in the reverse fixture, Shakhtar Donetsk have collected five points in total so far and could leapfrog RB Leipzig i the section to move into second place with a win on Tuesday.

Celtic vs Shakhtar Donetsk head to head

These two teams have previously met on five occasions, where they have each claimed two victories while they have drawn one. Celtic have scored four goals and conceded seven in the process. In their last meeting, they played out a 1-1 draw.

Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Celtic 20/10/04

Celtic 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk 02/11/04

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic 18/09/07

Celtic 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk 28/11/07

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Celtic 14/09/22

Celtic latest home form

Celtic have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just two of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hibernian 6-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded seven.

Celtic 4-0 Rangers 03/09/22

Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid 06/09/22

Celtic 2-1 Motherwell 01/10/22

Celtic 0-2 RB Leipzig 11/10/22

Celtic 6-1 Hibernian 15/10/22

Celtic latest away form

Celtic have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having won each of their three most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hearts 4-3 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded eight.

St. Mirren 2-0 Celtic 18/09/22

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic 05/10/22

St. Johnstone 1-2 Celtic 08/10/22

Motherwell 0-4 Celtic 19/10/22

Hearts 3-4 Celtic 22/10/22

Shakhtar Donetsk latest home form

Shakhtar Donetsk have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Kolos Kovalivka 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded four.

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Chornomorets 10/09/22

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Celtic 14/09/22

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Real Madrid 11/10/22

Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 Dinamo Kiev 16/10/22

Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Kolos Kovalivka 19/10/22

Shakhtar Donetsk latest away form

Shakhtar Donetsk have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Real Madrid in their last away game in the Champions League. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded six.

Rukh Vynnyky 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk 02/09/22

RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk 06/09/22

Radomiak Radon 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk 24/09/22

FK Metalist Kharkiv 1-6 Shakhtar Donetsk 10/10/22

Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk 05/10/22

Celtic news

Celtic will be missing captain Callum McGregor for the contest due to a long-term knee injury that will keep him out for several more weeks.

David Turnbull and Jota could be involved in the matchday squad despite missing several games through injury, but Carl Starfelt will play no part due to a knee issue.

Shakhtar Donetsk news

Former Celtic man Marian Shved, defender Yukhym Konoplya and midfielder Oleg Ocheretko are all doubtful for the visitors for the matchday five tie.

Shakhtar Donetsk will also have to make do without the services of Victor Kornienko due to a cruciate ligament rupture, but Lucas Taylor and Mudryk will retain their spots.

Prediction and Odds

This is a game that could have significant transformation for Group F, and we expect both sides to put on a strong performance and creat plenty of opportunities.

However, we believe that Celtic will narrowly claim their first win in the Champions League this season in front of their home fans.

Odds: 1 2.23 X 2.05 2 289