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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 7
Sep 30, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Fir Park
Celtic logo
Motherwell
1 - 2
Celtic
Spittal (90+5')
Slattery (10'), O'Donnell (54'), Spencer (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Palma (87'), O'Riley (90+7')
Phillips (84')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Motherwell and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 1-0 Motherwell
Sunday, September 24 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Livingston 0-3 Celtic
Saturday, September 23 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Motherwell 0-2 Celtic

Motherwell have proven themselves to be difficult to defeat so far this season, but this weekend could be a step too far for them. The Steelmen have struggled as of late and that is something that Celtic could look to exploit, with their attacking qualities set to be too much in this one. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 53.51%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 22.91%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.77%) and 0-2 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.17%), while for a Motherwell win it was 1-0 (6.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
MotherwellDrawCeltic
22.91% (0.038 0.04) 23.58% (0.00099999999999767 0) 53.51% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
Both teams to score 53.99% (0.049999999999997 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.27% (0.042000000000002 0.04)46.73% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.01% (0.039000000000001 0.04)68.99% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.36% (0.058999999999997 0.06)34.65% (-0.055 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.63% (0.061999999999998 0.06)71.37% (-0.058000000000007 -0.06)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.6% (0.0040000000000049 0)17.4% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.18% (0.0039999999999978 0)47.82% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 22.91%
    Celtic 53.51%
    Draw 23.58%
MotherwellDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 6.39% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-1 @ 5.92% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
2-0 @ 3.39% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
3-1 @ 2.09% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.83% (0.006 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.2% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 22.91%
1-1 @ 11.17%
0-0 @ 6.03% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.18% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.07% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 23.58%
0-1 @ 10.54% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
1-2 @ 9.77% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-2 @ 9.22% (-0.014999999999999 -0.01)
1-3 @ 5.7%
0-3 @ 5.37% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.02% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.49%
0-4 @ 2.35% (-0.004 -0)
2-4 @ 1.32% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.74%
Total : 53.51%

How you voted: Motherwell vs Celtic

Motherwell
5.0%
Draw
0.0%
Celtic
95.0%
20
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Motherwell
1-2
Celtic
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Furuhashi (15'), Maeda (84')
Oct 19, 2022 6.15pm
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0-4
Celtic
Abada (44', 56'), Hatate (61'), Furuhashi (76')
Oct 1, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 9
Celtic
2-1
Motherwell
Furuhashi (16'), Hatate (64')
Juranovic (36' og.)
May 14, 2022 12.15pm
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Celtic
6-0
Motherwell
Furuhashi (21', 44'), Turnbull (40'), Jota (59'), Giakoumakis (68', 90+1')

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