Motherwell vs Celtic
Ref: J. BeatonFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Motherwell 3–2 in their Premiership fixture. Watt and Gordon scored for Motherwell; Maeda, Nygren, and Ịheanachọ replied for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.21 for Motherwell versus 1.37 for Celtic. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Watt
41'
⚽
Maeda
Second Half
58'
⚽
Nygren
Assist: Yang Hyun-Jun
61'
Maeda
Yellow Card
⇄
Slattery
70'
⇄
Johnston
70'
⇄
Nygren
70'
⇄
Tounekti
78'
⇄
Tierney
78'
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
⇄
Koutroumbis
⇄
Said
⚽
Gordon
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
⇄
Just
90+1'
Scales
Yellow Card
Nicholson
Yellow Card
90+7'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Emmanuel
Yellow Card
90+10'
Ịheanachọ
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Ịheanachọ
Penalty
| # | 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
MotherwellCeltic
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.21VS1.37
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
6
2
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
493
Total passes
546
406
Accurate passes
465
82%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
8
Blocked shots
2
0.06
Goals prevented
0.06
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Celtic
4-2-3-1
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 28L. RossF
- 29M. BoothM
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 48A. ThomsonD
- 66C. HendryF
- 77R. Charles-CookF
Celtic
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. JohnstonD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 23S. TounektiM
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 31R. DoohanG
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 41R. HatateM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 56A. RalstonD
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Elijah Just | M | 88 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Callum Slattery | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikey Booth | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Thomson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Callum Hendry | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | 9 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 9 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 70 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alistair Johnston | D | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 78 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Doohan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | 20 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Reo Hatate | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Ralston | D | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |