Stuttgart have won five of their last seven away games
Celtic did not keep a clean sheet in any of their eight league phase matches
Recommended bet: Stuttgart to win
Celtic produced a stirring comeback from 2-0 down at Kilmarnock to win 3-2 thanks to a dramatic 97th-minute Julian Araujo winner on Sunday.
That took their record to 10games unbeaten under Martin O'Neill since he returned for a third spell in charge of the club.
However, he faces undoubtedly his toughest opponents since he took over from Wilfred Nancy as his team host Stuttgart in the first leg of this Europa League play-off tie.
The visitors are currently fourth in the Bundesliga and missed out on a spot in the top eight of this competition by just a single point, while Die Roten have only lost one of their last six matches.
Stuttgart won 3-1 at home to Cologne at the weekend, with Ermedin Demirovic and Denis Undav both scoring in the final six minutes.
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Team news
Celtic remain without long-term absentees Alistair Johnston, Arne Engels, Callum Osmand, Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers.
However, January additions Junior Adamu, Tomas Cvancara and Araujo have all been added to their squad and should feature here.
The visitors to Celtic Park are set to be without Dan-Axel Zagadou, Luca Jaquez, Lazar Jovanovic, Nikolas Nartey and Justin Diehl through injury.
The stats
Both teams have scored in six of Celtic's last seven games, while five of Stuttgart's last six matches have gone over 2.5 goals.
Eight of Stuttgart's last nine goals scored came in the second half.
Only two teams in the league phase took fewer shots than Celtic’s 75.
Deniz Undav already has 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions for the Bundesliga side this season.
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Prediction
Stuttgart have been in fine form recently and should be too strong for a Celtic side who could have their eyes on domestic matters as the Scottish Premiership title race hots up.
The Bhoys are 10games unbeaten since O'Neill was reappointed, but they have needed late goals to get past Livingston, Dundee and Killie recently and Stuttgart are certainly a major step up on those calibre of opponents.
The visitors won five of their eight league phase matches and have won five of their last six games in all competitions.
They have beaten Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord and Eintracht Frankfurt this season, among many others, so a repeat of anything near that level of form should see them take a first-leg lead back to Germany.
Celtic remain without a number of their key players due to injury, with defender Carter-Vickers a particular miss and they have not shown enough at the European level so far this season.
