Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park 58,687 HT 45' · FT 45'
Arne Engels pen 45+1' 4–0
Daizen Maeda 57' 4–0
Nicolas Kuhn 74' 4–0
Reo Hatate 81' 4–0
Y 11' Tawanda Maswanhise
Y 41' Tony Watt
Y 42' Dan Casey
Adam Idah 45' Y
Y 45' Tom Sparrow
Y 71' Harry Paton

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Hardie (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

21
3
1
Celtic FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC 2024-10-27 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2024-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-11-25 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Motherwell FC H 4–0 W
22 Dec Dundee United FC A 0–0 D
10 Dec GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–0 D
07 Dec Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
04 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov Ross County FC H 5–0 W
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Celtic FC A 0–4 L
20 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
14 Dec Dundee United FC H 4–3 W
07 Dec St. Mirren FC A 1–0 W
04 Dec Dundee FC A 1–4 L
30 Nov Hibernian FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

Celtic FC Motherwell FC
#1 Position #8
18 Points 8
7 Played 7
6 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
14 Scored 9
4 Conceded 11
+10 GD -2
2.57 PPG 1.14
86% Win % 29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). Motherwell FC are 8th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 2 G 1 A
Tawanda Maswanhise 1 G 2 A
Regan Charles-Cook 1 G
Lukas Fadinger 1 G
Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 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 Stuart Kettlewell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The 27-year-old Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 11' Controversy at the stadium! Tawanda Maswanhise argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' Lennon Miller has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stuart Kettlewell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Dan Casey is booked for Motherwell FC — card on 42.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Adam Idah.
  • 46' Arne Engels adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 57' Daizen Maeda makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Paton, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' Nicolas Kuhn gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Adam Idah and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Motherwell FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' The referee shows Motherwell FC player a card on 71.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Arne Engels is replaced by Luke McCowan.
  • 74' Nicolas Kuhn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 78' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Greg Taylor departs to be replaced by Alex Valle.
  • 79' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Marvin Kaleta by Jair Tavares on 79 minute.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Reo Hatate gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Greg Taylor, a Scotland , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Motherwell FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

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
Tom Rogic 2

Head to Head

2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC 2024-10-27 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2024-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-11-25 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-10 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-07 Celtic FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2024-11-30 Celtic FC 5–0 Ross County FC W

Motherwell FC Form

2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC L 2024-12-20 Motherwell FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-12-14 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee United FC W 2024-12-07 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2024-12-04 Dundee FC 4–1 Motherwell FC L 2024-11-30 Motherwell FC 0–3 Hibernian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.02 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC80% Draw13% Motherwell FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
94%
Draw or Motherwell FC
20%
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
13.6%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 1
6.5%
5 – 0
6.1%
4 – 1
5%
1 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.1%
6 – 0
3.2%
5 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 22% 32%
-1.5 68% — 32%
-1 68% 18% 14%
-0.5 86% — 14%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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