Saturday , 14 November 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 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

22
3
1
Celtic FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 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 #9
31 Points 13
13 Played 13
10 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 6
28 Scored 15
10 Conceded 21
+18 GD -6
2.38 PPG 1.00
77% Win % 23%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 3 G 1 A
Lukas Fadinger 3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise 2 G 2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden 2 G
Ibrahim Said 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Celtic Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Celtic FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Motherwell FC backline.
  • 15' Jordan White has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Celtic FC have won 825 goals from 428 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' Scott Brown is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 27' Callum McGregor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Lennon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Forrest makes it 1-0.
  • 45' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Ricki Lamie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Mohamed Elyounoussi by Patryk Klimala on 46 minute.
  • 51' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Ricki Lamie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Callum Lang. He replaces Tony Watt on 59 minute.
  • 62' Jeremie Frimpong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Greg Taylor on 62 minute.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Ricki Lamie as he leaves the pitch. Jordan White steps in for Motherwell FC.
  • 71' Jules Ntcham makes way for Albian Ajeti at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 74' Albian Ajeti adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 84' Scotland international Scott Brown has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Chris Long as he leaves the pitch. Jermaine Hylton steps in for Motherwell FC.
  • 89' Liam Grimshaw catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • Another three points for Celtic FC.

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
Adam Idah 4
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
David Turnbull 3
Jota 3
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
Reo Hatate 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
4 / 4
3.07 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 82% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC82% Draw13% Motherwell FC5%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or Motherwell FC
18%
Celtic FC or Motherwell FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC66% Draw30% Motherwell FC4%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.3%
5 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
6.2%
4 – 1
5%
1 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
6 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 48% — 52%
-2 48% 22% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 17% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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