Celtic vs Motherwell
Ref: Calum Scott, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Motherwell 3–2 in their Premiership fixture. Ịheanachọ, Nygren, and Maeda scored for Celtic; Stamatelopoulos and Stamatelopoulos replied for Motherwell. Celtic held 62% possession to 38% for Motherwell. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
⚽
Ịheanachọ
Penalty
40'
⚽
Stamatelopoulos
Assist: Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Second Half
54'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
56'
⚽
Stamatelopoulos
Penalty
⇄
Hatate
⇄
Tounekti
⇄
McCowan
⇄
Saracchi
68'
⇄
Koutroumbis
⚽
Nygren
Engels
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Stamatelopoulos
⇄
Ịheanachọ
80'
⇄
Said
Maeda
Yellow Card
⚽
Maeda
Assist: Balikwisha
| # | 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
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
5
9
Shots on target
3
12
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
1
10
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
587
Total passes
370
512
Accurate passes
296
87%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 2 won
17
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
2
Blocked shots
1
Celtic
4-3-3
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 20C. Carter-VickersD
- 23S. TounektiM
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 56A. RalstonD
Substitutes
- 8B. NygrenF
- 10M. BalikwishaF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 24J. KennyF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 63K. TierneyD
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4L. GordonD
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 77R. Charles-CookM
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 1A. OxboroughG
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 5K. BalmerD
- 11A. HallidayM
- 24D. OsongF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 39Z. McAllisterM
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Reo Hatate | F | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | 78 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/6 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 64 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 31 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Michel Ange Balikwisha | F | 12 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| James Forrest | M | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Arne Engels | M | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 76 | 8.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Regan Charles-Cook | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Liam Gordon | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zander McAllister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Halliday | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aston Oxborough | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kofi Balmer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco McColm | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |