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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 25
Feb 6, 2022 at 1.30pm UK
Fir Park Stadium
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Motherwell
0 - 4
Celtic


McGinley (40'), Mugabi (83'), Donnelly (86')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Abada (28'), Rogic (31', 45'), Maeda (71')
Giakoumakis (59')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Motherwell 0-2 Celtic

On paper, this seems like a routine fixture for the league leaders, and that is what they will be hoping transpires against a team out of form and struggling for goals. Considering the manner in which Celtic played in midweek, they should have more than enough to maintain their lead at the top of the division with another victory. 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 66.39%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 13.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.4%) and 1-2 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.41%), while for a Motherwell win it was 1-0 (4.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
MotherwellDrawCeltic
13.83%19.78%66.39%
Both teams to score 49.14%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.46%44.54%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.09%66.91%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.17%43.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.02%79.98%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.48%12.52%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.46%38.54%
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 13.83%
    Celtic 66.38%
    Draw 19.78%
MotherwellDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 4.53%
2-1 @ 3.88%
2-0 @ 1.87%
3-2 @ 1.11%
3-1 @ 1.07%
Other @ 1.38%
Total : 13.83%
1-1 @ 9.41%
0-0 @ 5.49%
2-2 @ 4.03%
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 19.78%
0-2 @ 11.84%
0-1 @ 11.4%
1-2 @ 9.77%
0-3 @ 8.2%
1-3 @ 6.77%
0-4 @ 4.26%
1-4 @ 3.52%
2-3 @ 2.79%
0-5 @ 1.77%
1-5 @ 1.46%
2-4 @ 1.45%
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 66.38%

How you voted: Motherwell vs Celtic

Motherwell
14.3%
Draw
4.8%
Celtic
81.0%
42
Head to Head
Dec 12, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 18
Celtic
1-0
Motherwell
Rogic (45+3')

van Veen (20'), Slattery (45+2')
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 9
Motherwell
0-2
Celtic

Mugabi (90+3')
Jota (17'), Turnbull (52')
Carter-Vickers (80')
Feb 6, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 28
Celtic
2-1
Motherwell
Welsh (2'), Edouard (50')
Campbell (66')
Watt (68'), Cole (90'), Smith (90+1')
Nov 8, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 14
Motherwell
1-4
Celtic
Gallagher (72')
Maguire (43'), Cole (53'), Watt (81')
Elyounoussi (8', 27', 76'), Ntcham (86')
Aug 30, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 6
Celtic
3-0
Motherwell
Forrest (40'), Ajeti (74'), Jullien (90+2')
Brown (22')

Lamie (55'), Grimshaw (89')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd156632215724
5Motherwell157171823-522
6Dundee165472729-219
7St Mirren165381926-718
8Ross County163671230-1815
9St Johnstone1642101829-1114
10Kilmarnock163581734-1714
11Hearts163491825-713
12Hibernian162681828-1012


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