Motherwell FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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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

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

Motherwell FC 13 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Celtic FC 13 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Beaton
Assistant 1 David McGeachie
Assistant 2 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)

7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 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

Motherwell FC 26 games · Avg 3.5 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Motherwell FC have kicked off against Celtic FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Motherwell FC is showing some good football. However, Motherwell FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Martin O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
17' Elliot Watt puts Motherwell FC on the lead.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
27' Motherwell FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
32' Elijah Just has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 302 appearances.
37' Viljami Sinisalo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
41' GOAL! Daizen Maeda fires home to make it 1-1!
46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
58' Benjamin Nygren doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
61' Poor challenge from Daizen Maeda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
66' Motherwell FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' 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.
76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Motherwell FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Gordon makes it 2-2.
90' The referee calls foul for Sam Nicholson. He receives a card.
The points are shared — Motherwell FC 2-3 Celtic FC. Honours even.

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

Player	Goals
Odsonne Edouard	7
Daizen Maeda	5
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Adam Idah	4
David Turnbull	3
Jota	3
Mohamed Elyounoussi	3
Blair Spittal	2

Head to Head

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

1.17 Motherwell FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.4 Celtic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Motherwell FC19% Draw21% Celtic FC60%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

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

41%

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

8.1%

1 – 3

7.3%

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 3

6.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 1

4.5%

1 – 4

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 4

3.8%

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%	10%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	21%	42%
+1.5	58%	—	42%
+2	58%	19%	23%
+2.5	77%	—	23%

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.