Celtic host Shakhtar Donetsk in their penultimate Champions League Group F match at Parkhead on Tuesday evening (8pm).

The Hoops need to win to have any chance of staying in Europe after new year while the Ukrainians will be buoyed by a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the last matchday.

Here are a few facts and figures to consider ahead of the crucial fixture...

Group state of play

Celtic sit bottom of the group on one point from four matches. Shakhtar are four points better off in third, with RB Leipzig in second on six. Reigning European champions Real Madrid top the section with 10.

In the group's other match, which kicks off at the same time, Los Blancos travel to take on Marco Rose's Leipzig in Germany.

Form

Celtic

Last five (all comps): WWWLW

Goals scored: 16

Goals conceded: 5

Shakhtar

Last five (all comps): WWDLW

Goals scored: 14

Goals conceded: 4

Shakhtar are currently second in their league, three points behind Dnipro with a game in hand. They had a free weekend before this match due to a postponement and last played on Wednesday October 19, when they beat Kolos Kovalivka 3-0.

Celtic sit top of the Premiership with a four-point gap having won 10 of 11 games so far, including Saturday's 4-3 triumph over Hearts last time out.

Celtic Way:

Key player focus

Mykhailo Mudryk - who we spoke to British-Ukrainian journalist Andrew Todos about before the first game in some detail here - has been finding some form recently with two goals in the win over Kolos last midweek as well as a goal and an assist against Dynamo Kyiv the game before that.

Shape & stats

Shakhtar are pretty much sticking with the 4-1-4-1 / 4-3-3 when they attack type of shape that Celtic encountered last time out.

That might seem to sound defensive but they do create a lot of chances and don't concede many (xG this season is 2.09-0.73 on average in their favour).

In addition, they pass it accurately (88.2 per cent) and tend to have more of the ball (56.4 per cent) although this switches dramatically in the Champions League (41 per cent).

Celtic, for comparison: xG is 2.88-1.12 on average; passing accuracy is 86 per cent; average possession is 60.8 per cent (41.5 per cent in the Champions League).

Matchday info

Last time out the sides drew 1-1 in Warsaw, Poland. The kick-off time at Parkhead for this one is at 8pm BST and the match is televised live in the UK on BT Sport.

  • Remember to check The Celtic Way on matchdays for detailed player ratings & post-match analysis