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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 19
Dec 26, 2024 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
4 - 0
Motherwell

Engels (45+1' pen.), Maeda (57'), Kuhn (74'), Hatate (81')
Idah (45+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Maswanhise (11'), Watt (41'), Casey (42'), Sparrow (45+5'), Paton (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dundee Utd 0-0 Celtic
Sunday, December 22 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 1-1 Kilmarnock
Friday, December 20 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

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 80.31%. A draw had a probability of 12.2% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 7.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.61%) and 2-1 (8.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.45%), while for a Motherwell win it was 1-2 (2.31%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawMotherwell
80.31% (-0.28099999999999 -0.28)12.2% (0.075000000000001 0.08)7.49% (0.2059 0.21)
Both teams to score 54.26% (0.888 0.89)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
73.74% (0.48699999999999 0.49)26.26% (-0.487 -0.49)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
53.45% (0.621 0.62)46.54% (-0.619 -0.62)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.98% (0.048999999999992 0.05)5.02% (-0.048 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
79.97% (0.14399999999999 0.14)20.03% (-0.143 -0.14)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.13% (0.908 0.91)42.87% (-0.905 -0.91)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.82% (0.76 0.76)79.18% (-0.758 -0.76)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 80.31%
    Motherwell 7.49%
    Draw 12.2%
CelticDrawMotherwell
2-0 @ 9.63% (-0.234 -0.23)
3-0 @ 9.61% (-0.202 -0.2)
2-1 @ 8.16% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 8.14% (0.032999999999999 0.03)
4-0 @ 7.19% (-0.129 -0.13)
1-0 @ 6.44% (-0.178 -0.18)
4-1 @ 6.09% (0.044 0.04)
5-0 @ 4.3% (-0.063000000000001 -0.06)
5-1 @ 3.64% (0.038 0.04)
3-2 @ 3.45% (0.099 0.1)
4-2 @ 2.58% (0.082 0.08)
6-0 @ 2.15% (-0.024 -0.02)
6-1 @ 1.82% (0.025 0.02)
5-2 @ 1.54% (0.054 0.05)
7-0 @ 0.92% (-0.007 -0.01)
Other @ 4.69%
Total : 80.31%
1-1 @ 5.45% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-2 @ 3.45% (0.089 0.09)
0-0 @ 2.15% (-0.067 -0.07)
3-3 @ 0.97% (0.052 0.05)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 12.2%
1-2 @ 2.31% (0.052 0.05)
0-1 @ 1.82% (-0.01 -0.01)
2-3 @ 0.98% (0.048 0.05)
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 7.49%

How you voted: Celtic vs Motherwell

Celtic
93.3%
Draw
6.7%
Motherwell
0.0%
30
Head to Head
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')
Apr 22, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 33
Celtic
1-1
Motherwell
Van Veen (55')