Celta Vigo v Juventus: Europa League preview, predicted line-ups and team news

Celta Vigo face an early test of their Europa League campaign when they host Juventus on Thursday night in matchday two of the league stage.

The Spaniards lost their opener. Juventus won theirs by five clear goals and sit top of the table on three points with a goal difference of plus five.

Only the top eight sides in the 36-team league phase go straight into the last 16, so a second game without points would leave Celta with plenty to do.

Celta opened with a 1-0 defeat away to Omonia Nicosia on 16 September. They failed to score despite 19 shots, five of them on target, and an expected goals figure of 1.17. Omonia scored in the final 15 minutes. Celta also had 12 corners to their opponents' three and 54% of the ball.

Juventus beat NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home on 17 September. The goals came evenly spread, one in each of the 0-15, 16-30, 31-45, 61-75 and 76-90 minute bands, and one was a penalty. They had 48% of possession and seven shots on target from 11 attempts. It was a clean sheet and the biggest win of the opening round for them.

That is a small sample for both sides, but the contrast is clear. Celta created plenty and had nothing to show for it. Juventus were ruthless.

Neither side has a league fixture detail in our data to suggest a rotation problem, so both should field strong elevens. Celta cannot afford another slow start in a competition where every point counts. Juventus will want to back up their opening win with a first away result.

Celta lined up in a 3-4-1-2 on matchday one and Juventus in a 3-4-2-1. Expect both to stick with those shapes, with changes forced mainly by injuries in the Celta squad.

Juventus (3-4-2-1): Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Gatti; Cambiaso, Luiz, McKennie

The match kicks off at 20:00 BST on Thursday 15 October. It is shown on TNT Sports where selected, which holds the UK rights to the competition. We will update this page if a specific channel is confirmed closer to kick-off.

If the tie is level after 90 minutes, it stays a draw. This is a league-phase game, so there is no extra time or penalty shootout.