Celtic vs Motherwell, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish Premiership
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
About
Celtic are hosting Motherwell
at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.
Match Commentary
- 28': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 28'
- 40': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) Goal at 40'
- 56': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) Penalty - Scored at 56'
- 59': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Substitution at 59'
- 60': Arne Engels (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
- 60': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
- 64': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Substitution at 64'
- 68': Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell) Substitution at 68'
- 69': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 69'
- 72': Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 72'
- 76': Detlef Esapa Osong (Motherwell) Substitution at 76'
- 78': Michel Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 80': Oscar Priestman (Motherwell) Substitution at 80'
- 90'+2': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 92'
- 90'+8': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 98'
Statistics
 MOT |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 38.4 | Possession | 61.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,563
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,563
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 15 | +18 | 32 |
| 2 | Celtic | 14 | +15 | 32 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 16 | +10 | 26 |
| 4 | Rangers | 15 | +9 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 36 | Marcelo Saracchi |
| 56 | Anthony Ralston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 14 | Luke McCowan |
| 17 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
Motherwell (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Calum Ward (GK) |
| 16 | Paul McGinn |
| 4 | Liam Gordon |
| 45 | Emmanuel Longelo |
| 22 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| 90 | Ibrahim Sa'Id |
| 20 | Elliot Watt |
| 12 | Lukas Fadinger |
| 9 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
| 77 | Regan Charles-Cook |
| 18 | Tawanda Maswanhise |
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