On Tue Oct 25th, in week 5, Celtic will play host to Shakhtar Donetsk in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Celtic recorded a 6-1 blowout win against Hibernian. James Forrest struck first for Celtic in the 9th minute, then Giorgos Giakoumakis added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Alexandro Bernabéi. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while shakhtar Donetsk is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. Oleksandr Zubkov struck first for Shakhtar Donetsk in the 46th minute, then in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Toni Kroos sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Antonio Rüdiger earning Real Madrid at least a draw. Shakhtar Donetsk should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Oblasny Sportkomplex Metalist, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic battled to a 1-1 draw. Artem Bondarenko struck first for Celtic on an own goal in the 10th minute, but Mykhailo Mudryk got the equalizer for Shakhtar Donetsk in the 29th minute earning Shakhtar Donetsk at least a draw.
Mykhailo Mudryk has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Shakhtar Donetsk. Both Giorgos Giakoumakis and James Forrest have been the hottest scorers for Celtic in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.