Scotland Premiership · Full time ·Matchday 8

Motherwell vs Celtic

0 – 2 Full time

9′Camilo Duran
41′Joe Hodge
58′Benjamin Nygren
60′Willy Gabriel VogtIbrahim Said
71′Sebastian Palmer-HouldenJardell Kanga
71′Dylan LevittEythor Bjørgolfsson
73′Camilo DuranHaissem Hassan
73′Kasper HoghShumaira Mheuka
74′Sebastian TounektiJota
78′Benjamin NygrenOliver Sorensen
82′Kieran Tierney
82′Kieran TierneyJordan Lotomba
83′Stephen O'DonnellJake Max Girdwood-Reich
83′Alex·LowryTawanda Maswanhise
85′Jordan Lotomba

Fir Park, MotherwellReferee: S. McLean

Motherwell 22%
Draw 22%
Celtic 57%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

8 Shots 25
2 Shots on target 15
44 Possession % 56
2 Corners 9
3 Fouls 4
2 Offsides 1
12 Saves 2
333 Accurate passes 703

Motherwell vs Celtic overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Motherwell vs Celtic

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityMotherwellDrawCeltic
Model28.2%24.7%47.2%
Market19.4%21.0%59.7%
Final21.6%21.9%56.5%
Edge+2.2%+0.9%-3.1%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Celtic

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.85 vs 1.39.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Motherwell ↓ / Celtic → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 6% 7% 1 11% 9% 6% 2 7% 6% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 95%
2+ goals 84%
3+ goals 63%
No goals 5%

Motherwell and Celtic expected goals

Motherwell 1.39
Celtic 1.85

Total expected goals: 3.24

Motherwell and Celtic attack and defence ratings

Motherwell

Attack 0.98 -2%
Defence 1.20 +20%

Celtic

Attack 1.28 +28%
Defence 0.93 -7%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Motherwell vs Celtic: result vs prediction

Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

Other Matchday 8 fixtures

Scotland Premiership

Before and after this match

Motherwell vs Celtic markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Celtic 56.5% 1.77 -3.1% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 62.8% 1.59 — —
Both teams to score Yes 64.3% 1.55 — —
Double chance X2 (draw or away) 78.4% 1.28 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 52.8% 1.89 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Motherwell21.6%
Draw21.9%
Celtic56.5%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.562.8%
Under 2.537.2%
Both teams to scoreYes64.3%
No35.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)43.5%
12 (either side)78.1%
X2 (draw or away)78.4%
Handicap -1Celtic win26.7%
Push (exactly one goal)20.5%
Loss52.8%
Correct score (top 3)1-111.1%
1-29.3%
2-17.0%

Motherwell vs Celtic stats

Motherwell and Celtic recent form

newest first
Motherwell LLLWDL
Celtic LLWWWW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Motherwell and Celtic going into this match

league record before kick-off

Motherwell record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.3 goals per match.
  • They average 1.5 goals per game on the road against 1.0 at home.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 7 matches.

Celtic record

  • They have won 6 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.0 goals per match.
  • They average 2.7 goals per game on the road against 1.5 at home.
  • They have kept 3 clean sheets in 7 matches.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 6 matches.

Motherwell vs Celtic head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

1Motherwell wins 1Draws 8Celtic wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-05-13MotherwellCelticScotland Premiership2-3
2026-03-14CelticMotherwellScotland Premiership3-1
2025-12-30MotherwellCelticScotland Premiership2-0
2025-10-05CelticMotherwellScotland Premiership3-2
2025-02-02MotherwellCelticPremiership1-3
2024-12-26CelticMotherwellPremiership4-0
2024-10-27MotherwellCelticPremiership0-3
2024-02-25MotherwellCelticPremiership1-3
2023-11-25CelticMotherwellPremiership1-1
2023-09-30MotherwellCelticPremiership1-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Motherwell vs Celtic odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 19.4%, draw 21.0%, away 59.7%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 4.68 4.40 1.59
Bet365 4.75 4.50 1.55
BetVictor 5.25 4.50 1.55
Betano 4.90 4.80 1.62
Betfair 5.00 4.60 1.55
Dafabet 5.00 4.60 1.60
Marathonbet 4.75 4.40 1.57
Pinnacle 4.92 4.78 1.60
SBO 4.83 4.22 1.51
William Hill 4.50 4.33 1.60

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 4.87 ▼ -1.13
X 4.50 —
2 1.58 ▲ +0.14

45 snapshots recorded, from .