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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 25
Feb 2, 2025 at 3pm UK
Fir Park
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Motherwell
1 - 3
Celtic

Armstrong (23')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Maeda (1'), Idah (29'), Jota (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Johnstone 2-1 Motherwell
Saturday, January 25 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic
Wednesday, January 29 at 8pm in Champions League

We said: Motherwell 0-3 Celtic

Motherwell are enduring a difficult moment with their poor form and Kettlewell's departure, and with Celtic clearly the superior side, we expect the visitors to record a significant win here. 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 65.96%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 15.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.82%) and 0-1 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.73%), while for a Motherwell win it was 2-1 (4.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
MotherwellDrawCeltic
15.18% (-0.376 -0.38) 18.86% (-0.056999999999999 -0.06) 65.96% (0.42999999999999 0.43)
Both teams to score 55.95% (-0.755 -0.76)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.65% (-0.531 -0.53)37.35% (0.526 0.53)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.43% (-0.573 -0.57)59.57% (0.57100000000001 0.57)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.56% (-0.814 -0.81)37.44% (0.81 0.81)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.77% (-0.81 -0.81)74.22% (0.806 0.81)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.44% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)10.56% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.71% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)34.29% (0.090000000000003 0.09)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 15.18%
    Celtic 65.96%
    Draw 18.86%
MotherwellDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 4.29% (-0.087000000000001 -0.09)
1-0 @ 3.88% (0.014 0.01)
2-0 @ 1.91% (-0.036 -0.04)
3-2 @ 1.58% (-0.071 -0.07)
3-1 @ 1.4% (-0.061 -0.06)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 15.18%
1-1 @ 8.73% (0.017000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.82% (-0.106 -0.11)
0-0 @ 3.95% (0.1 0.1)
3-3 @ 1.18% (-0.055 -0.05)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 18.86%
0-2 @ 9.99% (0.22 0.22)
1-2 @ 9.82% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 8.89% (0.211 0.21)
0-3 @ 7.49% (0.153 0.15)
1-3 @ 7.36% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-4 @ 4.21% (0.079 0.08)
1-4 @ 4.14% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.61% (-0.086 -0.09)
2-4 @ 2.03% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-5 @ 1.89% (0.033 0.03)
1-5 @ 1.86% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
2-5 @ 0.91% (-0.025 -0.02)
Other @ 3.77%
Total : 65.96%

How you voted: Motherwell vs Celtic

Motherwell
10.7%
Draw
10.7%
Celtic
78.6%
28
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 19
Celtic
4-0
Motherwell
Engels (45+1' pen.), Maeda (57'), Kuhn (74'), Hatate (81')
Idah (45+4')

Maswanhise (11'), Watt (41'), Casey (42'), Sparrow (45+5'), Paton (71')
Oct 27, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 9
Motherwell
0-3
Celtic

O'Donnell (59')
Gordon (90+6')
McCowan (27'), Johnston (56'), Idah (88')
Bernardo (50'), Johnston (90+1'), Johnston (90+5')
Feb 25, 2024 12pm
Gameweek 27
Motherwell
1-3
Celtic
Spittal (43')
Butcher (79')
Idah (51', 90+4'), Palma (90+6')
Taylor (55'), Palma (90+8')
Nov 25, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 14
Celtic
1-1
Motherwell
Turnbull (86' pen.)
Taylor (70')
Obika (90')
Slattery (14'), O'Donnell (41'), Mugabi (64'), Butcher (85')
Sep 30, 2023 12.30pm
Gameweek 7
Motherwell
1-2
Celtic
Spittal (90+5')
Slattery (10'), O'Donnell (54'), Spencer (90')
Palma (87'), O'Riley (90+7')
Phillips (84')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic29243287177075
2RangersRangers29185659263359
3Hibernian29111084440443
4Aberdeen29126113846-842
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd29118103636041
6Motherwell29114143448-1437
7Hearts29106134140136
8Ross County2998123149-1835
9St Mirren29104153547-1234
10Kilmarnock2987143347-1431
11Dundee2977154161-2028
12St Johnstone2974183254-2225


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