Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Celtic FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Scott Brown 22' Y
Y 55' Ricki Lamie
Y 89' Liam Grimshaw

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Motherwell FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Gordon Crawford
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

21
3
1
Celtic FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC 2019-11-10 Celtic FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Motherwell FC H 3–0 W
22 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–0 W
09 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
02 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 5–1 W
07 Mar St. Mirren FC H 5–0 W
04 Mar Livingston FC A 2–2 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Celtic FC A 0–3 L
27 Aug Glentoran FC H 5–1 W
22 Aug Hamilton Academical FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
12 Aug Livingston FC H 2–2 D
08 Aug Dundee United FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Celtic FC Motherwell FC
#1 Position #3
6 Points 4
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 2
1 Conceded 1
+5 GD +1
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (6 pts). Motherwell FC are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Celtic Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Celtic FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 5' Tony Watt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Declan Gallagher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Scott Brown is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Allan Campbell made 294 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' Assisted by Callum McGregor with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Forrest makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Patryk Klimala comes on to replace Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 51' Jermaine Hylton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Ricki Lamie will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Motherwell FC — Callum Lang on, Tony Watt off on 59 minutes.
  • 62' Celtic FC ring the changes. Greg Taylor has done his job and it is now time for Jeremie Frimpong to step up.
  • 67' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Motherwell FC ring the changes. Ricki Lamie has done his job and it is now time for Jordan White to step up.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Albian Ajeti on, Jules Ntcham off on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Albian Ajeti does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Lennon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Chris Long exits the field as Jermaine Hylton enters on 88.
  • 89' Motherwell FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 3-0 the final result. Motherwell FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Odsonne Edouard 7
Daizen Maeda 5
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Adam Idah 4
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
David Turnbull 3
Jota 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 2

Head to Head

2020-08-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC 2019-11-10 Celtic FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC

Celtic FC Form

2020-08-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC W 2020-08-22 Dundee United FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2020-08-09 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2020-08-02 Celtic FC 5–1 Hamilton Academical FC W 2020-03-07 Celtic FC 5–0 St. Mirren FC W 2020-03-04 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2020-08-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2020-08-27 Motherwell FC 5–1 Glentoran FC W 2020-08-22 Motherwell FC 0–1 Hamilton Academical FC L 2020-08-15 Hibernian FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2020-08-12 Motherwell FC 2–2 Livingston FC D 2020-08-08 Motherwell FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.28 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.34 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC77% Draw16% Motherwell FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or Motherwell FC
23%
Celtic FC or Motherwell FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC57% Draw39% Motherwell FC4%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
18.7%
1 – 0
16.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
4 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
5 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
2.9%
0 – 1
1.9%
6 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 24% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 24% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
72% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.