Zenit’s place in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 as group winners is already confirmed, but Maccabi Tel-Aviv’s is very much in the balance as they head for Russia looking to forget about the teams’ first encounter in Group D.
• Dundalk and Maccabi play on matchday six so neither side can go through or out before that.
• AZ Alkmaar are out if they lose, or if they draw and Maccabi avoid defeat at Dundalk; Zenit have won the group.
Form guide
• Zenit, Schalke and Shakhtar Donetsk are the only sides who have won all four of their group games. Shakhtar and Zenit are the top scorers this season with 13 goals: an average of 3.25 per match.
• Maccabi have taken four points from their last two fixtures after starting their Group D campaign with two defeats.
• UEFA Cup winners in 2008, Zenit have progressed in three of their four previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. In 2010/11 they won all six group games and remain on target to do so again in 2016/17.
• Maccabi and Gabala are the only teams who have made it from the first qualifying round to the group stage in the current UEFA Europa League.
• Maccabi have qualified for the round of 32 in one of their two previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, in 2013/14.
