Saturday , 14 November 2026

Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Motherwell FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 2 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Fir Park 8,293 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Daizen Maeda
Luke Armstrong 23' 1–1
1–2 30' Adam Idah
1–3 90+4' Jota

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2025-02-02 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC 2024-10-27 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2024-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-11-25 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Celtic FC H 1–3 L
25 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 1–2 L
11 Jan Hibernian FC A 1–3 L
08 Jan Kilmarnock FC A 0–0 D
05 Jan Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–1 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–1 W
29 Jan Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L
22 Jan BSC Young Boys H 1–0 W
14 Jan Dundee FC A 3–3 D
11 Jan Ross County FC A 4–1 W
08 Jan Dundee United FC H 2–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Fir Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Motherwell FC and Celtic FC.
  • 1' What a moment for Daizen Maeda! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 6' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' Kasper Schmeichel is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Motherwell FC tonight.
  • 16' Motherwell FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' Greg Taylor has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' Luke Armstrong does the damage! The net is bulging and Motherwell FC surge ahead!
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Adam Idah puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 35' Motherwell FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Harry Paton gets the nod from Motherwell FC. He replaces Marvin Kaleta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 43' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' Motherwell FC have won 354 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Sam Nicholson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stuart Kettlewell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Adam Idah is withdrawn and Hyun-jun Yang gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Paulo Bernardo gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Reo Hatate and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Motherwell FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Celtic FC take all three points.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Kettlewell

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

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
Tom Rogic 2

Head to Head

2025-02-02 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC 2024-10-27 Motherwell FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2024-02-25 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-11-25 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC Form

2025-02-02 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC L 2025-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-01-11 Hibernian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2025-01-08 Kilmarnock FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D 2025-01-05 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W 2025-01-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L

Celtic FC Form

2025-02-02 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2025-01-29 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Celtic FC L 2025-01-22 Celtic FC 1–0 BSC Young Boys W 2025-01-14 Dundee FC 3–3 Celtic FC D 2025-01-11 Ross County FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2025-01-08 Celtic FC 2–0 Dundee United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.06 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.5 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Celtic FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC18% Draw21% Celtic FC61%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
38%
Draw or Celtic FC
82%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC13% Draw37% Celtic FC50%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
7.2%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 4
4.8%
0 – 4
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
2 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 21% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 20% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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