Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Celtic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Ricki Lamie
Y 42' Kevin van Veen
Stephen Welsh 52' Y
Y 60' Matthew Penney
Callum McGregor 89' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2022-05-14 Celtic FC 6–0 Motherwell FC 2022-02-06 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC 2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Motherwell FC H 2–1 W
18 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–2 L
14 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 1–1 D
06 Sep Real Madrid CF H 0–3 L
03 Sep Rangers FC H 4–0 W
28 Aug Dundee United FC A 9–0 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Celtic FC A 1–2 L
18 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–3 L
03 Sep Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
27 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
20 Aug Livingston FC H 1–0 W
13 Aug Aberdeen FC A 3–2 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome Motherwell FC for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daizen Maeda, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 28 goals in the last 22 games.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 16' What a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi! The score is 1-0.
  • 21' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ange Postecoglou will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ricki Lamie.
  • 32' Connor Shields needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' Josip Juranovic does the damage! The net is bulging and Motherwell FC surge ahead!
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Kevin van Veen on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Motherwell FC will be frustrated.
  • 47' Motherwell FC have won 355 goals from 306 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' Motherwell FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' That is a Yellow card for Motherwell FC. Matthew Penney will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Brilliant from the midfielder! Reo Hatate makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Matt O'Riley is replaced by David Turnbull on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Celtic FC made on 65 minute. Matt O'Riley leaves to be changed by David Turnbull.
  • 69' The Motherwell FC manager makes a substitution. Kevin van Veen departs to be replaced by Louis Moult.
  • 74' Matthew Penney is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 79' The travelling Motherwell FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Ross Tierney is ready to make an impact after coming on for Blair Spittal at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Celtic FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Jota as he leaves the pitch. Aaron Mooy steps in for Celtic FC.
  • The points are shared — Celtic FC 2-1 Motherwell FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Hammell

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

2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2022-05-14 Celtic FC 6–0 Motherwell FC 2022-02-06 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC 2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC

Celtic FC Form

2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2022-09-18 St. Mirren FC 2–0 Celtic FC L 2022-09-14 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Celtic FC D 2022-09-06 Celtic FC 0–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-09-03 Celtic FC 4–0 Rangers FC W 2022-08-28 Dundee United FC 0–9 Celtic FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2022-09-18 Motherwell FC 0–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-09-03 Motherwell FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2022-08-27 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2022-08-20 Motherwell FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2022-08-13 Aberdeen FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.67 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC72% Draw17% Motherwell FC11%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Motherwell FC
28%
Celtic FC or Motherwell FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC56% Draw35% Motherwell FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
3 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
5 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 21% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 21% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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