Match summary
Celtic had won 6 matches in a row before this one. Celtic won 32 of the 40 previous meetings on record.
Motherwell vs Celtic in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Kelechi Iheanacho's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Celtic's goal 3 of 3 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 3-2 final score.
- Celtic won 3-2 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 17th minute; timeline of 5 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Motherwell0W 2D 3L
MotherwellCeltic
2Pointsof 1515
4Goals scored15
8Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row6
1Unbeaten in a row6
7Without a win0
4Conceded in a row4
Head to head40 meetings · Sep 2014 – Mar 2026
- Motherwell wins
- 2
- Draws
- 6
- Celtic wins
- 32
3.25goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
45%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsMotherwell 1W 0D 4L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
- PremiershipCeltic3-1Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell2-0Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-2Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-3Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic4-0Motherwell
Show all 40 meetings
- PremiershipMotherwell0-3Celtic
- PremiershipMotherwell1-3Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-1Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-1Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-1Motherwell
- PremiershipCeltic6-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell0-4Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell0-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-1Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-4Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic3-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell0-4Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell2-5Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic4-1Motherwell
- PremiershipCeltic3-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-1Celtic
- Scottish CupCeltic2-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell0-0Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic5-1Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-1Celtic
- League CupMotherwell0-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell3-4Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic2-0Motherwell
- PremiershipCeltic7-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell1-2Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-2Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell0-1Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic4-0Motherwell
- PremiershipMotherwell0-1Celtic
- PremiershipCeltic1-1Motherwell
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
MotherwellCeltic
- 90+10'Yellow Card · Celtic · Kelechi Iheanacho
- 90+9'Penalty · Celtic · Kelechi Iheanacho2-3 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Motherwell · Emmanuel Longelo90+8'
- Yellow Card · Motherwell · Sam Nicholson90+1'
- 90+1'Yellow Card · Celtic · Liam Scales
- Substitution · Motherwell · Oscar Priestman · InOut: Tawanda Maswanhise88'
- Substitution · Motherwell · Callum Hendry · InOut: Elijah Just88'
- Goal · Motherwell · Liam Gordon2-285'
- Substitution · Motherwell · Sam Nicholson · InOut: Ibrahim Said81'
- Substitution · Motherwell · Liam Gordon · InOut: John Koutroumbis81'
- 78'Substitution · Celtic · James Forrest · InOut: Hyun-jun Yang
- 78'Substitution · Celtic · Marcelo Saracchi · InOut: Kieran Tierney
- 70'Substitution · Celtic · Reo Hatate · InOut: Benjamin Nygren
- 70'Substitution · Celtic · Kelechi Iheanacho · InOut: Sebastian Tounekti
- 70'Substitution · Celtic · Anthony Ralston · InOut: Alistair Johnston
- Substitution · Motherwell · Regan Charles-Cook · InOut: Callum Slattery69'
- 61'Yellow Card · Celtic · Daizen Maeda
- 58'Goal · Celtic · Benjamin Nygren1-2
- 41'Goal · Celtic · Daizen Maeda1-1
- Goal · Motherwell · Elliot Watt1-017'
Match Statistics
Match stats
MotherwellCeltic
48%Ball Possession52%
15Shots Total10
5Shots On Target3
4Corners3
9Fouls15
2Yellow Cards3
1Offsides0
0Saves3
492Passes542
2Shots Off Target5
98Attacks99
53Dangerous Attacks36
10Shots Inside Box4
5Shots Outside Box6
2Goals3
15Free Kicks8
8Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork1
15Tackles20
0Assists1
407Accurate Passes464
1Injuries1
16Total Crosses11
1Accurate Crosses3
13Interceptions6
44Duels Won45
2Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Jens Askou
Starting XI
Substitutes
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LR
Luca Ross-
MB
Mikey Booth-
MC
Matty Connelly-
AT
Aaron ThomsonPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 73(81%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 7.0 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 29(72%) | 2 | 6/8 | |
| 7.0 | 9' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(85%) | 2 | 7/8 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 59(90%) | 2 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 21' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 10(80%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 81' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(96%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 69' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 31(90%) | 2 | 5/15 | |
| 6.5 | 81' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(55%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
| 6.4 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 5(40%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(71%) | 3 | 7/12 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 72(85%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(87%) | - | - | |
| 5.7 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 1/3 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |