Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
Celtic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 6 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 68' Tony Watt
Y 90' Devante Cole
Y 90' Harry Smith

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee David Munro
  • Referee Andy McWilliam
  • Referee Graham McNeillie
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

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
2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2020-11-08 Motherwell FC 1–4 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
02 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 4–0 W
30 Jan St. Mirren FC H 1–2 L
27 Jan Hamilton Academical FC H 2–0 W
20 Jan Livingston FC A 2–2 D
16 Jan Livingston FC H 0–0 D
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb Celtic FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Dundee United FC H 2–1 W
27 Jan Ross County FC A 2–1 W
23 Jan Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
17 Jan Rangers FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D

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' Welcome to Celtic Park that hosts another battle between Celtic FC and Motherwell FC.
  • 2' A goal from the Scotland international Stephen Welsh! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' Robbie Crawford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 12' Callum McGregor, a Scotland , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past Motherwell FC's compact .
  • 32' Jonjoe Kenny is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' The 32-year-old Mohamed Elyounoussi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Odsonne Edouard makes it 2-0.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Motherwell FC have won 355 goals from 306 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' Goal! Allan Campbell scores his 21 goal in 306 matches.
  • 68' Tony Watt was booked on 68.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Robbie Crawford is replaced by Mark O'Hara on 68 minute.
  • 69' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Tony Watt by Jordan Roberts on 69 minute.
  • 70' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Brown departs to be replaced by Ismaila Soro.
  • 71' Diego Laxalt has so much to prove this time. He replaces Greg Taylor on 71 minute.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Alexander will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. David Turnbull is replaced by Mohamed Elyounoussi on 80 minute.
  • 81' Motherwell FC make a change. Barry Maguire trudges off to be replaced by Harry Smith on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Motherwell FC is showing some good football. However, Motherwell FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Devante Cole on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Motherwell FC will be frustrated.
  • 2-1 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 Graham Alexander

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2020-11-08 Motherwell FC 1–4 Celtic FC 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

Celtic FC Form

2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2021-02-02 Kilmarnock FC 0–4 Celtic FC W 2021-01-30 Celtic FC 1–2 St. Mirren FC L 2021-01-27 Celtic FC 2–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2021-01-20 Livingston FC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2021-01-16 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2021-02-03 Motherwell FC 2–1 Dundee United FC W 2021-01-27 Ross County FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2021-01-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2021-01-17 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.48 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC72% Draw18% Motherwell FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Motherwell FC
28%
Celtic FC or Motherwell FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC55% Draw37% Motherwell FC8%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.9%
3 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
5 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 22% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 22% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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