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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 9
Oct 1, 2022 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
2 - 1
Motherwell

Furuhashi (16'), Hatate (64')
Welsh (52')
McGregor (89')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Juranovic (36' og.)
Lamie (27'), van Veen (42'), Penney (60')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Motherwell, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Mirren 2-0 Celtic
Sunday, September 18 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 0-3 Hearts
Sunday, September 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-0 Motherwell

Celtic will see this game as an ideal opportunity to get back to their best against a Motherwell side in an indifferent run of form. Although the Steelmen will provide a stern test for the champions, the Hoops will prove to be too hot to handle and secure the three points in comfortable fashion. 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 82.83%. A draw had a probability of 11.5% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 5.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.74%) and 1-0 (8.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.47%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (1.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawMotherwell
82.83% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05) 11.55% (0.018000000000001 0.02) 5.62% (0.0299 0.03)
Both teams to score 44.76% (0.145 0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.29% (0.061000000000007 0.06)31.7% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.78% (0.072000000000003 0.07)53.21% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.37% (0.0010000000000048 0)5.63% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.18% (0.007000000000005 0.01)21.82% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.43% (0.153 0.15)52.57% (-0.154 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.62% (0.097 0.1)86.37% (-0.101 -0.1)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 82.81%
    Motherwell 5.62%
    Draw 11.55%
CelticDrawMotherwell
2-0 @ 12.24% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
3-0 @ 11.74% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
1-0 @ 8.51% (-0.028 -0.03)
4-0 @ 8.45% (-0.023 -0.02)
2-1 @ 7.88% (0.012 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.55% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 5.44% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
5-0 @ 4.87% (-0.012 -0.01)
5-1 @ 3.13% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.43% (0.015 0.01)
6-0 @ 2.33% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.75% (0.011 0.01)
6-1 @ 1.5% (0.0029999999999999 0)
5-2 @ 1.01% (0.007 0.01)
7-0 @ 0.96% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 82.81%
1-1 @ 5.47% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-0 @ 2.96% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 2.53% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 11.55%
0-1 @ 1.9% (0.002 0)
1-2 @ 1.76% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 5.62%

How you voted: Celtic vs Motherwell

Celtic
97.1%
Draw
2.9%
Motherwell
0.0%
35
Head to Head
May 14, 2022 12.15pm
Celtic
6-0
Motherwell
Furuhashi (21', 44'), Turnbull (40'), Jota (59'), Giakoumakis (68', 90+1')

Lamie (76')
Feb 6, 2022 1.30pm
Motherwell
0-4
Celtic

McGinley (40'), Mugabi (83'), Donnelly (86')
Abada (28'), Rogic (31', 45'), Maeda (71')
Giakoumakis (59')
Dec 12, 2021 3pm
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Feb 6, 2021 3pm
Celtic
2-1
Motherwell
Welsh (2'), Edouard (50')
Campbell (66')
Watt (68'), Cole (90'), Smith (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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