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

Fir Park, Motherwell

Celtic, led by manager Martin O'Neill, visit Alfred Johansson and his Motherwell side at the Fir Park on Sunday lunch time in the Premiership. We've analysed both sides' last 20 Premiership matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Motherwell's next match is v Kilmarnock at 15:00 on Saturday 17th October
Celtic's next match is v Benfica at 20:00 on Thursday 15th October
The last Scottish Premiership meeting between Motherwell and Celtic was on Sunday 11th October 2026
Scottish Premiership
October 11th 2026
Motherwell 0
2 Celtic
 
9' C. Durán Marquez
58' B. Nygren
 
MTW
CEL
Shots On
2
15
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
2
9
Possession
34%
66%
Fouls
3
4
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
MotherwellCeltic
 
A. Paulsen
S. O'Donnell (J. Girdwood-Reich 83')
M. Moormann
T. Sparrow
L. Fadinger
A. lowry (T. Maswanhise 83')
M. Emmanuel
D. Levitt (E. Bjørgolfsson 71')
J. Hodge
S. Palmer-Houlden (J. Kanga 71')
W. Vogt (I. Sa’id 60')
V. Sinisalo
L. Scales
C. Donovan
(O. Jensen 78') football iconB. Nygren
(S. Mheuka 73') K. Høgh
(H. Hassan 73') football iconC. Durán Marquez
(J. Neves Filipe 74') S. Tounekti
D. Murray
M. Baur
C. McGregor
(J. Lotomba 82') K. Tierney

Best Tip: Celtic to win

Winning away from home in the Premiership is always an impressive achievement, and we're predicting that Martin O'Neill and his Celtic charges will end the game jubilant at Fir Park on Sunday lunch time. The statistics below, including historical head-to-head (H2H) records, make their ability to get the job done clear, and the bookmakers odds do too. The best available price is 1.55 on Celtic to win. We think it's well worth backing.

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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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 63% chance of Celtic coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Motherwell
18%
4/1
17%
-
Draw
19%
15/4
6%
-
Celtic
63%
8/15
6%
-
Celtic 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
8%
17/2
6%
-
Celtic 2-0
8%
17/2
12%
-
Celtic 3-1
7%
10/1-
Celtic 1-0
7%
10/1
16%
-
Celtic 3-0
6%
11/1
9%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Motherwell 2-1
5%
16/1
11%
-
Celtic 3-2
4%
18/1
10%
-
Celtic 4-1
4%
18/1-
Celtic 4-0
4%
20/1
11%
-
Motherwell 1-0
4%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1
11%
-
Celtic 4-2
3%
28/1
15%
-
Motherwell 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
4/9
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
7/4
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
43%
13/8
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
56%
4/9
3%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
20/1
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
63%
4/7
6%
-
BTTS - No
37%
5/4
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
7/1
20%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
35%
7/4-
Home/draw
37%
11/8
10%
-
Away/draw
82%
1/6
4%
-
Home/away
81%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/7
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
9/2
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
6/5
4%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
4/6
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
11/4
6%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
2/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
11/2
7%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/9
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/66-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1
11%
-
Home DNB
32%
3/1
20%
-
Away DNB
76%
2/9
4%
-
Motherwell win to nil
7%
10/1
15%
-
Celtic win to nil
27%
9/4
18%
-
Motherwell / Motherwell
9%
8/1
18%
-
Motherwell / Celtic
5%
16/1
11%
-
Motherwell / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Motherwell
7%
11/1
8%
-
Draw / Celtic
18%
15/4
6%
-
Draw / Draw
11%
13/2-
Celtic / Motherwell
2%
33/1
17%
-
Celtic / Celtic
37%
5/4
7%
-
Celtic / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premiership table
Won
Draw
Lost
Motherwell
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Celtic81221 
l
 
0-2A
Dec 26
Feb 3
-
-
-
-
-
2
Rangers8619 
Nov 21
l
 
1-0A
-
Mar 13
l
 
0-1A
Jan 3
Feb 27
-
3
Hearts81116 
Oct 25
Dec 13
Feb 20
-
Oct 18
Nov 29
Feb 13
-
4
Dundee8313 
Dec 19
l
 
2-1A
-
Mar 20
w
 
1-0F
Dec 2
Jan 9
-
5
St. Johnstone8011 
Jan 2
Oct 28
-
Apr 10
Dec 5
w
 
0-1F
-
Mar 13
6
Dundee Utd8-111 
w
 
3-0F
Nov 7
Jan 23
-
Oct 28
Dec 30
Apr 10
-
7
St. Mirren8-610 
Oct 31
d
 
3-3F
-
Feb 13
Nov 21
w
 
1-2A
-
Jan 24
8
Aberdeen8-28 
l
 
0-4A
Dec 30
Apr 3
-
w
 
3-0F
Dec 20
Mar 20
-
9
Motherwell8-48 
-
-
-
-
Dec 26
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 3
10
Hibernian8-47 
Nov 28
w
 
1-2F
-
Jan 9
Dec 13
Oct 25
-
Feb 20
11
Falkirk8-46 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 2
Feb 27
-
w
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Jan 31
-
12
Kilmarnock8-115 
Dec 5
Oct 17
-
Jan 30
Nov 8
w
 
1-5F
-
Apr 3
Win / draw / win form
Motherwell 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
6 / 20
Clean sheets
14 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Motherwell0 - 4Aberdeen
Motherwell3 - 0Dundee Utd
Motherwell0 - 0Falkirk
Motherwell2 - 3Celtic
Motherwell1 - 1Hearts
Motherwell2 - 3Falkirk
Motherwell0 - 0Hibernian
Motherwell2 - 0Dundee Utd
Motherwell2 - 0Aberdeen
Motherwell1 - 1Rangers
Motherwell4 - 0Kilmarnock
Motherwell2 - 0St. Mirren
Motherwell2 - 0Celtic
Motherwell1 - 0Dundee
Motherwell3 - 0Livingston
Motherwell0 - 0Hearts
Motherwell2 - 0Hibernian
Motherwell2 - 0Dundee Utd
Motherwell1 - 2Falkirk
Motherwell2 - 0Aberdeen
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMotherwell1 - 2Dundee
HMotherwell0 - 4Aberdeen
AMotherwell0 - 1Rangers
HMotherwell3 - 0Dundee Utd
AMotherwell3 - 3St. Mirren
HMotherwell0 - 0Falkirk
AMotherwell2 - 1Hibernian
AMotherwell1 - 0Hibernian
HMotherwell2 - 3Celtic
HMotherwell1 - 1Hearts
AMotherwell0 - 1Falkirk
AMotherwell3 - 2Rangers
AMotherwell1 - 3Hearts
HMotherwell2 - 3Falkirk
HMotherwell0 - 0Hibernian
AMotherwell1 - 3Celtic
AMotherwell1 - 2Dundee
HMotherwell2 - 0Dundee Utd
AMotherwell5 - 0St. Mirren
HMotherwell2 - 0Aberdeen
Celtic 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Johnstone0 - 1Celtic
St. Mirren1 - 2Celtic
Kilmarnock1 - 5Celtic
Motherwell2 - 3Celtic
Hibernian1 - 2Celtic
Dundee1 - 2Celtic
Dundee Utd2 - 0Celtic
Aberdeen1 - 2Celtic
Rangers2 - 2Celtic
Kilmarnock2 - 3Celtic
Hearts2 - 2Celtic
Falkirk0 - 1Celtic
Motherwell2 - 0Celtic
Livingston2 - 4Celtic
Dundee Utd2 - 1Celtic
Hibernian1 - 2Celtic
St. Mirren0 - 1Celtic
Hearts3 - 1Celtic
Dundee2 - 0Celtic
Kilmarnock1 - 2Celtic
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCeltic0 - 1Rangers
ACeltic1 - 0St. Johnstone
ACeltic2 - 1St. Mirren
HCeltic3 - 0Aberdeen
HCeltic2 - 1Falkirk
ACeltic5 - 1Kilmarnock
HCeltic1 - 0Dundee
HCeltic3 - 1Hearts
ACeltic3 - 2Motherwell
HCeltic3 - 1Rangers
ACeltic2 - 1Hibernian
HCeltic3 - 1Falkirk
HCeltic1 - 0St. Mirren
ACeltic2 - 1Dundee
ACeltic0 - 2Dundee Utd
HCeltic3 - 1Motherwell
ACeltic2 - 1Aberdeen
ACeltic2 - 2Rangers
HCeltic1 - 2Hibernian
ACeltic3 - 2Kilmarnock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Motherwell since 2013
Motherwell
Celtic
Goals: Scored
20
53
Games: Scored
13 / 21
19 / 21
Clean sheets
2 / 21
8 / 21
MTW
1
D
4
CEL
16
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Motherwell
2 - 3Celtic
Motherwell2 - 0
1 - 3Celtic
0 - 3Celtic
1 - 3Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
0 - 4Celtic
0 - 2Celtic
1 - 4Celtic
0 - 4Celtic
2 - 5Celtic
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
3 - 4Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
0 - 1Celtic
0 - 1Celtic
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 5Celtic
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Celtic
Celtic3 - 1
Celtic3 - 2
Celtic4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Celtic2 - 1
Celtic6 - 0
Celtic1 - 0
Celtic2 - 1
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Celtic4 - 1
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic5 - 1
Celtic2 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Celtic7 - 0
1 - 2Motherwell
Celtic4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Celtic's defensive record is very strong, M. O'Neill's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Premiership matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Motherwell makes sense in this context.

A PG of 2.3 is decent for Celtic in their clash with Motherwell, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 39 consecutive Premiership matches.

Motherwell 9th Celtic 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
2.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Motherwell will score no more than 1 goal
0
10%
1
23%
2
26%
3
20%
4+
21%
There is a 67% probability that Celtic will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Motherwell’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Celtic’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2026/2027 season
Motherwell
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.2
2.3
Attack rating
MTW
CEL
31%
better
view stats
Games scored4
6
Failed to score3
1
Scored first3
5
Goals scored9
14
Avg. goals scored1.3
2
Avg. shots per game11
16
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for12
13
Avg. XG for1.5
2.5
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
MTW
CEL
40%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
4
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded11
4
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
14
Conversion rate against16%
7%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+40%

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

Motherwell Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8222
A PaulsenA LowryT SparrowT Sparrow
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Paulsen GLK8
-
T Sparrow DEF82
2
-
S O'Donnell DEF3
1
-
M Moormann DEF8
2
-
E Longelo DEF8
1
-
L Fadinger MID81
2
-
J Hodge MID6
1
-
W. Vogt MID6
-
D Levitt MID41
-
A Lowry MID821
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD61
1
-
Subs
M Connolly GLK
-
J. Knight-Lebel DEF4
-
J McGhee DEF
-
J. Girdwood-Reich DEF7
-
J. Kanga MID61
-
M. Booth MID1
-
T Maswanhise FWD812
-
I Said FWD71
-
E Bjørgolfsson FWD6
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7432
V SinisaloC. Durán MarquezC. Durán MarquezC. Donovan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Sinisalo GLK7
-
C. Donovan DEF8
2
-
D Murray DEF3
-
L Scales DEF61
1
-
K Tierney DEF62
1
-
C McGregor MID7
1
-
M. Baur MID61
1
-
C. Durán Marquez MID843
-
B Nygren MID843
-
S Tounekti MID8
1
-
K Högh FWD531
-
Subs
S Johnstone GLK1
-
J Lotomba DEF1
1
-
A Trusty DEF7
-
J Forrest MID7
-
O Sørensen MID4
-
A Oxlade-Chamberlain MID2
-
H Hassan FWD61
-
Jota FWD1
-
S. Mheuka FWD5
-