Saturday , 14 November 2026

Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Motherwell FC
2 – 5
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sat 10 Aug 2019 · 11:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Declan Gallagher 45' Y
Jermaine Hylton 71' Y
Richard Tait 83' Y
Liam Donnelly 85' Y
Mark Gillespie 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Walsh
  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Callum Spence
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

1
3
22
Motherwell FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC 2018-12-19 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2018-12-05 Motherwell FC 1–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Celtic FC H 2–5 L
03 Aug Livingston FC A 0–0 D
18 May Livingston FC H 3–2 W
11 May St. Johnstone FC A 0–2 L
04 May St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Dundee FC H 4–3 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Motherwell FC A 5–2 W
07 Aug FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–1 D
03 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 7–0 W
30 Jul Nomme Kalju FC A 2–0 W
24 Jul Nomme Kalju FC H 5–0 W
17 Jul FK Sarajevo H 2–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Motherwell FC and Celtic FC get this one started.
  • 5' Motherwell FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Motherwell FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' Lian Donnelly puts Motherwell FC on the lead.
  • 14' Kristoffer Ajer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 306 games and scored 355 goals.
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Scott Sinclair has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. Motherwell FC in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 39' Richard Tait is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
  • 41' What composure from Leigh Griffiths! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Declan Gallagher.
  • 46' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 46 minute. Sherwin Seedorf leaves to be changed by Christian Ilic.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Celtic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Devante Cole comes on to replace Chris Long.
  • 66' What a moment for James Forrest! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. James Forrest is replaced by Ryan Christie on 67 minute.
  • 71' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Jermaine Hylton is withdrawn and James Scott gets his opportunity.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Jermaine Hylton on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Motherwell FC will be frustrated.
  • 76' What composure from Odsonne Edouard! The France international strokes it home. 1-4.
  • 79' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Jules Ntcham is withdrawn and Scott Sinclair gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Richard Tait catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Lian Donnelly on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Motherwell FC will be frustrated.
  • 86' Ryan Christie makes no mistake. The score reads 1-5 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Motherwell FC 2-5 Celtic FC.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

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
Leigh Griffiths 2

Head to Head

2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC 2019-02-24 Celtic FC 4–1 Motherwell FC 2018-12-19 Celtic FC 3–0 Motherwell FC 2018-12-05 Motherwell FC 1–1 Celtic FC

Motherwell FC Form

2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC L 2019-08-03 Livingston FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2019-05-18 Motherwell FC 3–2 Livingston FC W 2019-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2019-05-04 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2019-04-27 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee FC W

Celtic FC Form

2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC W 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC D 2019-08-03 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2019-07-30 Nomme Kalju FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2019-07-24 Celtic FC 5–0 Nomme Kalju FC W 2019-07-17 Celtic FC 2–1 FK Sarajevo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.77 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC18% Draw20% Celtic FC62%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
37%
Draw or Celtic FC
82%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC13% Draw34% Celtic FC53%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 1
7.1%
0 – 3
7.1%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 4
5.4%
0 – 4
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 1
3.6%
0 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 8% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 20% 50%
+1.5 50% — 50%
+2 50% 20% 31%
+2.5 69% — 31%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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