Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2021-22
Motherwell FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 6 Feb 2022 · 13:30 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Nathan McGinley 40' Y
Y 59' Giorgos Giakoumakis
Bevis Mugabi 83' Y
Liam Donnelly 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# 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

1
3
21
Motherwell FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-06 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb Celtic FC H 0–4 L
01 Feb St. Mirren FC A 1–1 D
29 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
27 Nov Dundee FC A 0–3 L
20 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W
06 Nov Aberdeen FC A 2–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Feb Motherwell FC A 4–0 W
02 Feb Rangers FC H 3–0 W
29 Jan Dundee United FC H 1–0 W
28 Nov Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
25 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L
07 Nov Dundee FC A 4–2 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 history

Motherwell FC are 4th (54 pts). Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Motherwell FC and Celtic FC get this one started.
  • 5' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ange Postecoglou might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Motherwell FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Japan international Daizen Maeda has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liel Abada makes it 0-1.
  • 31' Goal! Tom Rogic scores his 15 goal in 410 matches.
  • 36' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Nathan McGinley gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Tom Rogic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Liel Abada is replaced by James Forrest on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Jake Carroll suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' Giorgos Giakoumakis is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 63' Jota is replacing Giorgos Giakoumakis for the Celtic FC side.
  • 68' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' What composure from Daizen Maeda! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-4.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Josip Juranovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Greg Taylor at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Liam Grimshaw. He replaces Sondre Solholm Johansen on 82 minute.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Bevis Mugabi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Liam Donnelly. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final score is 0-4.

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
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
David Turnbull 3
Jota 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 2

Head to Head

2022-02-06 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC 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

Motherwell FC Form

2022-02-06 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC L 2022-02-01 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2022-01-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2021-11-27 Dundee FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2021-11-20 Motherwell FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2021-11-06 Aberdeen FC 0–2 Motherwell FC W

Celtic FC Form

2022-02-06 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC W 2022-02-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC W 2022-01-29 Celtic FC 1–0 Dundee United FC W 2021-11-28 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC L 2021-11-07 Dundee FC 2–4 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC21% Draw23% Celtic FC56%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Celtic FC
79%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC16% Draw41% Celtic FC43%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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