Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Motherwell FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 80' Cameron Carter-Vickers
Bevis Mugabi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

1
3
21
Motherwell FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 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

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Celtic FC H 0–2 L
02 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
25 Sep Ross County FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep Rangers FC A 1–1 D
11 Sep Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
28 Aug Dundee FC H 1–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Motherwell FC A 2–0 W
03 Oct Aberdeen FC A 2–1 W
30 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
26 Sep Dundee United FC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
16 Sep Real Betis Balompié A 3–4 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
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 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Fir Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Motherwell FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' Stephen O'Donnell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Jota gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Nathan McGinley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Sweden international Carl Starfelt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ange Postecoglou will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Turnbull makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 57' Cameron Carter-Vickers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' Motherwell FC make a change. Jordan Roberts trudges off to be replaced by Kevin van Veen on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Juhani Ojala suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Giorgos Giakoumakis on, Liel Abada off on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Celtic FC make a change. Tom Rogic trudges off to be replaced by Nir Bitton on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Amaluzor is hanging Liam Grimshaw on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Cameron Carter-Vickers gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Michael Johnston. He replaces Kyogo Furuhashi on 82 minute.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Motherwell FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Bevis Mugabi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Odsonne Edouard 7
Daizen Maeda 5
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Adam Idah 4
Jota 3
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
David Turnbull 3
Liam Donnelly 2

Head to Head

2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2021-02-06 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 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

Motherwell FC Form

2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2021-09-25 Motherwell FC 2–1 Ross County FC W 2021-09-19 Rangers FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-09-11 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2021-08-28 Motherwell FC 1–0 Dundee FC W

Celtic FC Form

2021-10-16 Motherwell FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-09-26 Celtic FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2021-09-19 Livingston FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2021-09-16 Real Betis Balompié 4–3 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.77 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC17% Draw22% Celtic FC61%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
39%
Draw or Celtic FC
83%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC10% Draw40% Celtic FC50%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
8.8%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 4
4.9%
1 – 4
3.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 0
3.2%
2 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 23% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 21% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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