Premiership· Season 2025
Match Summary
Celtic defeated Motherwell 3:2. The match was played in Premiership 2025. Goals were scored by E. Watt 17′, D. Maeda 41′, B. Nygren 58′, L. Gordon 85′, K. Iheanacho 90′ (pen.). 5 yellow cards were shown. Motherwell had 48% possession while Celtic held 52%. Motherwell had 15 shots (5 on target) compared to 10 (3 on target) for Celtic. Expected goals: Motherwell 1.21 — Celtic 1.37. Motherwell made 5 substitutions, Celtic made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty confirmed (Auston Trusty 90′).
Match Events
Key match events between Motherwell and Celtic — 5 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.
assist: Yang Hyun-Jun
Penalty
Rivalry since 2012
Motherwell vs Celtic Head to Head Results· 50
Motherwell and Celtic have met 50 times — Motherwell won 4, Celtic won 39, with 7 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Celtic leads the head-to-head with 39 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 162 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.24 per match (35 for the home side, 127 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 23 matches (46%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 31 games (62%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–5 in 2019.
Bookmaker Odds
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Motherwell
5.26
Pinnacle
Draw
4.72
Pinnacle
Celtic
1.73
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API data: 17 May 2026