Celtic host RB Leipzig tonight (Tuesday) in the UEFA Champions League in what is expected to be a hotly-contested Matchday Four encounter in Glasgow's east end.
With a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava at Parkhead, a 7-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Germany, and a hard-fought but well-earned goalless draw against Atalanta in Italy, Celtic have accrued four points after three games.
This positions Brendan Rodgers and his players in 20th place out of 36 in the competition's new-look group-phase.
RB Leipzig, on the other hand, have lost all three matches so far – despite sitting second in the German Budesliga behind Bayern Munich – positioning them in 31st place.
Ahead of tonight's encounter, here's how each side has fared in their last five games.
Leipzig last 5 results vs Celtic last 5 results
Celtic
Celtic 6-0 Aberdeen
Scottish League Cup
Scorers: Maeda x3, Kyogo, Kuhn, Carter-Vickers
Celtic 2-0 Dundee
Scottish Premiership
Scorers: Johnston, Engels (p)
Motherwell 0-3 Celtic
Scottish Premiership
Scorers: McCowan, Johnston, Idah
Atalanta 0-0 Celtic
UEFA Champions League
Celtic 2-2 Aberdeen
Scottish Premiership
Scorers: Hatate, Kyogo
RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig
Bundesliga
Scorer: Sesko
RB Leipzig 4-2 St Pauli
German Cup
Scorers: Poulsen x2, Nusa, Baumgartner
RB Leipzig 3-1 SC Freiburg
Bundesliga
Scorers: Orban, Geertruida, Openda
RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool
UEFA Champions League
Mainz 0-2 RB Leipzig
Bundesliga
Scorer: Simons, Oban
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