Saturday , 14 November 2026

Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Motherwell FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 11:30 UTC Fir Park 8,778 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 87' Luis Palma
Blair Spittal 90+5' 1–1
1–2 90+7' Matt O'Riley
Callum Slattery 10' Y
Stephen O'Donnell 54' Y
Y 84' Nathaniel Phillips
Brodie Spencer 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Chris Rae (Scotland)

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
2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2023-04-22 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2022-11-09 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2022-05-14 Celtic FC 6–0 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Celtic FC H 1–2 L
24 Sep Rangers FC A 0–1 L
16 Sep St. Mirren FC H 0–1 L
03 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–0 W
26 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W
13 Aug Hibernian FC H 2–1 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
23 Sep Livingston FC A 3–0 W
19 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
16 Sep Dundee FC H 3–0 W
03 Sep Rangers FC A 1–0 W
26 Aug St. Johnstone FC H 0–0 D

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' The game is set. Motherwell FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' That is a card for Motherwell FC. Callum Slattery will be fuming at that decision.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Blair Spittal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Motherwell FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Hyun-jun Yang is replaced by James Forrest on 46 minute.
  • 51' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' Motherwell FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Greg Taylor, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Phillips is hanging Gustaf Lagerbielke on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' The 27-year-old Theo Bair has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' Scotland international James Forrest has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' Celtic FC ring the changes. Daizen Maeda has done his job and it is now time for Luis Palma to step up.
  • 82' Lennon Miller is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
  • 84' Celtic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 87' Luis Palma has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Brodie Spencer.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Celtic FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

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
Benjamin Nygren 2

Head to Head

2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2023-04-22 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2022-11-09 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2022-10-01 Celtic FC 2–1 Motherwell FC 2022-05-14 Celtic FC 6–0 Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC Form

2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2023-09-24 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2023-09-16 Motherwell FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC L 2023-09-03 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2023-08-26 Motherwell FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2023-08-13 Motherwell FC 2–1 Hibernian FC W

Celtic FC Form

2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2023-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Celtic FC L 2023-09-16 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee FC W 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2023-08-26 Celtic FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.82 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC17% Draw23% Celtic FC60%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Celtic FC
83%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC11% Draw41% Celtic FC48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.7%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
8.2%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 4
3.8%
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 23% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 20% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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