Celtic vs Motherwell
Ref: John Beaton, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Motherwell 3–1 in their Premiership fixture. Yang Hyun-Jun, Čvančara, and Yang Hyun-Jun scored for Celtic; Just replied for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.14 for Celtic versus 0.52 for Motherwell. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
Oxlade-Chamberlain
Yellow Card
32'
⚽
Just
Assist: Slattery
⚽
Yang Hyun-Jun
Second Half
⇄
Tounekti
Donovan
Yellow Card
⇄
Nygren
Hatate
Yellow Card
64'
Just
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
71'
Emmanuel
Red Card
⚽
Čvančara
Penalty
72'
Ward
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Fadinger
⇄
Tierney
⇄
Donovan
⇄
Oxlade-Chamberlain
78'
⇄
Said
⚽
Yang Hyun-Jun
Ralston
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Sparrow
83'
⇄
Just
90+1'
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CelticMotherwell
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.14VS0.52
Attack3 · 2 won
13
Shots
12
6
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
482
Total passes
562
418
Accurate passes
496
87%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.44
Goals prevented
-0.44
Celtic
4-2-3-1
Motherwell
4-3-3Celtic
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5L. ScalesD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 23S. TounektiM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateM
- 43Benjamin ArthurD
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 11T. ČvančaraF
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 31R. DoohanG
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 56A. RalstonD
Motherwell
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustF
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 90I. SaidF
Substitutes
- 1A. OxboroughG
- 4L. GordonD
- 6J. McGheeD
- 11A. HallidayM
- 15E. BjörgólfssonF
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 39Z. McAllisterM
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 90 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 78 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Liam Scales(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Arthur | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | 78 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Reo Hatate | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Forrest | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Doohan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Čvančara | F | 45 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Just | F | 83 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Callum Slattery | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 4/5 |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 83 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 71 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zander McAllister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Halliday | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aston Oxborough | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |