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Motherwell v Celtic : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 13th May, 20:00 BST, Fir Park, Motherwell

Jens Berthel Askou and Martin O'Neill clash in the Premiership on Wednesday night, as Motherwell face Celtic at the Fir Park. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our extensive database and found the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. The best odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Motherwell
51%
--
Draw
24%
--
Celtic
25%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Motherwell 1-0
11%
--
Motherwell 2-1
10%
--
Motherwell 2-0
9%
--
Celtic 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Celtic 2-1
6%
--
Motherwell 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Motherwell 3-0
5%
--
Celtic 2-0
4%
--
Motherwell 3-2
3%
--
Celtic 3-1
2%
--
Motherwell 4-1
2%
--
Motherwell 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
42%
--
Motherwell win to nil
27%
--
Celtic win to nil
13%
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Championship Group table

Motherwell have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Motherwell have conceded 17 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Motherwell have played 17 games at home, winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 29 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 12 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Celtic lay in 3rd place on 67 points in the Premiership league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below them in the table, winning 22, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored 55 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Celtic have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Celtic have played 17 away games, winning 9, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Motherwell
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS Date HOME AWAY HOME AWAY Date
1
Hearts343173 
-
May 16
-
-
2
Celtic332467 
-
-
-
-
3
Rangers343469 
-
May 10
-
-
4
Motherwell332354 
-
-
May 13
-
5
Hibernian341351 
-
-
May 3
-
6
Falkirk33-346 
-
w
 
3-1F
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Motherwell 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
6 / 20
Clean sheets
14 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Celtic 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Motherwell since 2013
Motherwell
Celtic
Goals: Scored
18
50
Games: Scored
12 / 20
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
8 / 20
MTW
1
D
4
CEL
15
League games at Celtic since 2013
Celtic
Motherwell
Goals: Scored
62
12
Games: Scored
22 / 22
10 / 22
Clean sheets
12 / 22
0 / 22
MTW
1
D
3
CEL
18
Goal Statistics

Motherwell's fans will be hoping for goals on Wednesday night, not least because Celtic have conceded in each of their last 9 Premiership outings. A PG of 1.7 for J. Askou's side suggests that run should continue.

Motherwell 4th Celtic 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Motherwell will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Celtic will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Motherwell’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Celtic’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Motherwell
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
MTW
CEL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MTW
CEL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Motherwell v Celtic Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Motherwell Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
341786
C WardT MaswanhiseC SlatteryI Said
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ward GLK34
1
-
I Said FWD343
6
-
P McGinn DEF32
4
-
E Longelo DEF3284
4
1
S O'Donnell DEF313
1
-
L Fadinger MID3122
2
1
T Maswanhise FWD31172
1
-
E Just FWD3177
2
-
E Watt MID3053
6
-
C Slattery MID2738
6
-
O. Priestman MID25
1
-
T Sparrow MID253
2
-
S Welsh DEF2411
2
-
J. Koutroumbis DEF221
1
-
R Charles-Cook FWD201
1
-
C Hendry FWD17
3
-
L Gordon DEF14
3
-
E Bjørgolfsson FWD912
1
-
L Ross FWD9
-
S Nicholson MID8
-
J McGhee DEF7
-
A Halliday  MID2
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321579
C McGregorB NygrenK TierneyL Scales
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Nygren FWD34155
3
-
L Scales DEF333
9
-
C McGregor MID3322
8
-
D Maeda FWD3296
3
-
K Tierney DEF3167
1
-
R Hatate MID2822
4
-
L McCowan MID2811
1
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD2771
1
-
K Schmeichel GLK26
3
-
A Engels MID2642
5
-
J Forrest FWD2411
1
-
S Tounekti FWD2322
3
-
A Trusty DEF22
2
2
A Ralston DEF21
4
-
M Saracchi DEF1612
-
C. Donovan DEF142
2
-
J Araujo DEF101
3
-
A Oxlade-Chamberlain MID92
1
-
T Čvančara FWD921
2
-
K Iheanacho FWD93
1
-
V Sinisalo GLK8
-
P Bernardo MID8
1
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF7
1
-
M Balikwisha FWD71
-
D Murray DEF6
-
B. Arthur DEF4
-
C Adamu FWD4
-
A Johnston DEF3
-
C. Osmand FWD1
-