Monday , 12 October 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
Motherwell FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 12:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Barry Maguire 43' Y
Devante Cole 53' Y
Tony Watt 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Alan Mulvanny
  • Referee Greg Aitken
  • Referee Drew Kirkland

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 8 21
2 Rangers FC 8 19
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 8 16
4 Dundee FC 8 13
5 St. Johnstone FC 8 11
6 Dundee United FC 8 11
7 St. Mirren FC 8 10
8 Aberdeen FC 8 8
9 Motherwell FC 8 8
10 Hibernian FC 8 7
11 Falkirk FC 8 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 8 5

Head-to-Head

1
3
22
Motherwell FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Celtic FC H 1–4 L
31 Oct Livingston FC A 2–0 W
24 Oct Ross County FC H 4–0 W
27 Sep Rangers FC H 1–5 L
24 Sep Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC A 0–3 L
20 Sep Aberdeen FC A 3–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Motherwell FC A 4–1 W
05 Nov AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L
29 Oct Lille OSC A 2–2 D
25 Oct Aberdeen FC A 3–3 D
22 Oct AC Milan H 1–3 L
17 Oct Rangers FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Motherwell FC Celtic FC
#9 Position #1
8 Points 21
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 1
9 Scored 16
13 Conceded 4
-4 GD +12
1.00 PPG 2.63
25% Win % 88%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Motherwell FC are 9th (8 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 4 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 4 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Motherwell FC and Celtic FC is underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 8' Mohamed Elyounoussi makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 13' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' Tom Rogic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' 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.
  • 27' A stunning finish from Mohamed Elyounoussi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 32' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Allan Campbell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' Motherwell FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Motherwell FC that had 300 games and scored 349 goals.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Barry Maguire.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Devante Cole.
  • 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' Jeremie Frimpong has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' Hatem Abd Elhamed has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremie Frimpong on 70 minute.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Chris Long comes on to replace Devante Cole.
  • 72' The deadlock is broken! Declan Gallagher gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
  • 76' A goal from the Norway international Mohamed Elyounoussi! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-3!
  • 78' The whistle greets Kristoffer Ajer as he departs to be replaced by Shane Duffy.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tony Watt.
  • 81' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Tony Watt exits the field as Jordan White enters on 81.
  • 84' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Tom Rogic exits the field as Jules Ntcham enters on 84.
  • 86' The deadlock is broken! Jules Ntcham gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
  • Motherwell FC will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

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
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Adam Idah 4
David Turnbull 3
Jota 3
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
Scott Sinclair 2

Head to Head

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 2019-08-10 Motherwell FC 2–5 Celtic FC

Motherwell FC Form

2020-11-08 Motherwell FC 1–4 Celtic FC L 2020-10-31 Livingston FC 0–2 Motherwell FC W 2020-10-24 Motherwell FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2020-09-27 Motherwell FC 1–5 Rangers FC L 2020-09-24 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2020-09-20 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Motherwell FC W

Celtic FC Form

2020-11-08 Motherwell FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2020-11-05 Celtic FC 1–4 AC Sparta Praha L 2020-10-29 Lille OSC 2–2 Celtic FC D 2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC D 2020-10-22 Celtic FC 1–3 AC Milan L 2020-10-17 Celtic FC 0–2 Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.98 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.92 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Celtic FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC16% Draw19% Celtic FC65%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
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
36%
Draw or Celtic FC
84%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC10% Draw33% Celtic FC57%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 3
8.3%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 1
6.5%
0 – 4
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
4%
2 – 3
3.9%
0 – 5
3.5%
1 – 5
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 19% 56%
+1.5 44% — 56%
+2 44% 20% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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