Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 25

Feb 6, 2022 at 1.30pm UK

Fir Park Stadium

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
Motherwell	Draw	Celtic
13.83%	19.78%	66.39%

Both teams to score 49.14%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.46%

44.54%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.09%

66.91%

Motherwell Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.17%

43.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.02%

79.98%

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.48%

12.52%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

61.46%

38.54%

Score Analysis

Motherwell 13.83%

Celtic 66.38%

Draw 19.78%

Motherwell	Draw	Celtic
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%