Sunday , 16 August 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
21
Motherwell FC 25 games · Avg 3.6 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
#3 Position #1
4 Points 6
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 6
1 Conceded 1
+1 GD +5
2.00 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Motherwell FC are 3rd (4 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Fir Park will turn into a battlefield for Motherwell FC and Celtic FC.
  • 1' The Japan Daizen Maeda breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 0-1!
  • 6' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Auston Trusty made 289 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 16' Both keepers have barely been tested. Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 21' Scotland international Anthony Ralston has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Luke Armstrong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 28' Paulo Bernardo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 30' Adam Idah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 38 minute. Marvin Kaleta leaves to be changed by Harry Paton.
  • 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 48' Motherwell FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' It looks surprising Motherwell FC does not make any changes. Andy Halliday has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Celtic FC have won 790 goals from 410 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stuart Kettlewell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Adam Idah by Hyun-jun Yang on 79 minute.
  • 84' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Reo Hatate exits the field as Paulo Bernardo enters on 84.
  • 89' 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 Liam Scales suffering a number of foals already.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

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
Jota 3
Mohamed Elyounoussi 3
David Turnbull 3
Liam Donnelly 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
3 / 4
0.9 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC20% Draw25% Celtic FC55%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Celtic FC
80%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC14% Draw45% Celtic FC41%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 1
11.1%
0 – 2
10.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 3
6.4%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 4
3%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 24% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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