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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
1Celtic31253392207278
2RangersRangers31205666313565
3Hibernian31121184841747
4Aberdeen31137114247-546
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd30118113840-241
6Hearts31116144343039
7St Mirren31115154250-838
8Motherwell31115153754-1738
9Ross County3098133151-2035
10Kilmarnock3188153553-1832
11Dundee3187164867-1931
12St Johnstone3175193257-2526


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