Thursday , 1 October 2026

Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Motherwell FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 13 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Fir Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Elliot Watt 17' 1–0
1–1 41' Daizen Maeda
1–2 58' Benjamin Nygren
Liam Gordon 85' 2–2
2–3 90+8' Kelechi Iheanacho pen
Y 61' Daizen Maeda
Sam Nicholson 90' Y
Y 90' Liam Scales
Emmanuel Longelo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-05-13 Motherwell FC 2–3 Celtic FC 2026-03-14 Celtic FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2025-12-30 Motherwell FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2025-10-05 Celtic FC 3–2 Motherwell FC 2025-02-02 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Celtic FC H 2–3 L
09 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
02 May Falkirk FC A 0–1 L
26 Apr Rangers FC A 3–2 W
11 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–3 L
04 Apr Falkirk FC H 2–3 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Motherwell FC A 3–2 W
10 May Rangers FC H 3–1 W
03 May Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
25 Apr Falkirk FC H 3–1 W
11 Apr St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Dundee FC A 2–1 W

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' The ball is rolling at Fir Park. Motherwell FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 420 games and scored 809 goals.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Elliot Watt makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Callum McGregor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 420 appearances.
  • 32' 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 Callum Slattery suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' 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.
  • 41' What a strike from Daizen Maeda! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 51' Ibrahim Said has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Motherwell FC have won 349 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' What a moment for Benjamin Nygren! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 61' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Daizen Maeda gets a card.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Celtic FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Johnny Koutroumbis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Motherwell FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Liam Gordon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Sam Nicholson.
  • 2-3 the final result. Motherwell FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Berthel Askou

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

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
Ryan Christie 2

Head to Head

2026-05-13 Motherwell FC 2–3 Celtic FC 2026-03-14 Celtic FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2025-12-30 Motherwell FC 2–0 Celtic FC 2025-10-05 Celtic FC 3–2 Motherwell FC 2025-02-02 Motherwell FC 1–3 Celtic FC

Motherwell FC Form

2026-05-13 Motherwell FC 2–3 Celtic FC L 2026-05-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2026-05-02 Falkirk FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-26 Rangers FC 2–3 Motherwell FC W 2026-04-11 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–1 Motherwell FC L 2026-04-04 Motherwell FC 2–3 Falkirk FC L

Celtic FC Form

2026-05-13 Motherwell FC 2–3 Celtic FC W 2026-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Rangers FC W 2026-05-03 Hibernian FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2026-04-25 Celtic FC 3–1 Falkirk FC W 2026-04-11 Celtic FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2026-04-05 Dundee FC 1–2 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC19% Draw21% Celtic FC60%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
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 29%
71%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Celtic FC
81%
Motherwell FC or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC15% Draw38% Celtic FC47%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 3
6.5%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 4
4.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 21% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 19% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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