Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Fir Park.
- Motherwell FC 33 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Beaton
- Assistant 1 David McGeachie
- Assistant 2 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
23 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 May Celtic FC H 2–3 L 09 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D 02 May Falkirk FC A 0–1 L 26 Apr Rangers FC A 3–2 W 11 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–3 L 04 Apr Falkirk FC H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 May Motherwell FC A 3–2 W 10 May Rangers FC H 3–1 W 03 May Hibernian FC A 2–1 W 25 Apr Falkirk FC H 3–1 W 11 Apr St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W 05 Apr Dundee FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Motherwell FC Celtic FC #4 Position #3 54 Points 67 33 Played 33 14 / 12 / 7 W / D / L 21 / 4 / 8 52 Scored 59 29 Conceded 35 +23 GD +24 1.64 PPG 2.03 42% Win % 64% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history47% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season36% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this seasonMotherwell FC are 4th (54 pts). Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Motherwell FC0-15–/116-303/–31-452/346-601/261-75–/476+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCeltic FC0-152/116-302/131-454/246-603/161-751/176+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Motherwell FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 292 games and scored 339 goals.
- 17' Motherwell FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Elliot Watt on 17.
- 22' Thomas Sparrow has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alistair Johnston, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 37' 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.
- 41' What an equalizer from Daizen Maeda!
- 46' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Celtic FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 58' What a strike from Benjamin Nygren! The score is 1-2.
- 61' The referee calls foul for Daizen Maeda. He receives a card.
- 66' Callum McGregor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
- 71' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emmanuel Longelo made 339 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' GOAL! Liam Gordon scores on 85.
- 90' Motherwell FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Motherwell FC.
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Lineups
Motherwell FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 22
- 2
- 12
- 8
- 45
- 18
- 7
- 13
- 21
- 90
Bench
- 77
- 4
- 19
- 66
- 28
- 31
- 25
- 29
Coach Jens Berthel AskouCeltic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 63
- 42
- 38
- 8
- 5
- 2
- 23
- 12
- 27
- 13
Bench
- 17
- 21
- 36
- 49
- 56
- 31
- 14
- 41
- 47
Coach Martin O'Neill -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Odsonne Edouard 7 Daizen Maeda 5 Kyogo Furuhashi 4 Adam Idah 4 David Turnbull 3 Jota 3 Mohamed Elyounoussi 3 Scott Sinclair 2 Head to Head
Motherwell FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.52 Motherwell FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.79 Celtic FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.31Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Motherwell FC or Draw 55%Draw or Celtic FC 70%Motherwell FC or Celtic FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.9%1 – 2 8.6%2 – 1 7.3%2 – 2 6.4%0 – 1 5.9%0 – 2 5.9%0 – 0 5.2%1 – 3 5.1%1 – 0 4.9%2 – 0 4.2%2 – 3 Actual3 – 1 3.7%Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC
Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 16% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 19% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 13% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.