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Celtic vs Motherwell
26 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Premiership · 2024/2025
Referee
Ross HardiePremiership 2024/2025 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
CelticMin
Motherwell- 11′
Tawanda Maswanhise
Yellowcard
Simulation
- 11′
Motherwell
Yellowcard
- 41′
Tony Watt
Yellowcard
Foul
- 41′
Motherwell
Yellowcard
- 42′
D. Casey
Yellowcard
Argument
- 42′
Motherwell
Yellowcard
- ⚽
Arne Engels 1-0
Penalty · Penalty
Penalty
45+1′ Adam Idah
Yellowcard
Argument
45+4′Celtic
Yellowcard
45+4′- 45+5′
Tom Sparrow
Yellowcard
Foul
- 45+5′
Motherwell
Yellowcard
- ⚽
Daizen Maeda 2-0
Goal · Header
With: Liam Scales
Header
57′ - 63′⇄
Andy Halliday
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tom Sparrow
- 63′⇄
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tony Watt
- ⇄
Kyogo Furuhashi
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Adam Idah
63′ - ⇄
Nicolas Kühn
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Hyun-jun Yang
63′ - ⇄
Reo Hatate
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Paulo Bernardo
63′ - 71′
H. Paton
Yellowcard
Foul
- 71′
Motherwell
Yellowcard
- ⇄
Luke McCowan
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Arne Engels
72′ - 72′⇄
Sam Nicholson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: H. Paton
- ⚽
Nicolas Kühn 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Anthony Ralston
Left foot shot
74′ - ⇄
Álex Valle
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Greg Taylor
78′ - 79′⇄
Jair Tavares
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tawanda Maswanhise
- 79′⇄
Stephen O'Donnell
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Marvin Kaleta
- ⚽
Reo Hatate 4-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Álex Valle
Right foot shot
81′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8.08 | |
| 78 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.89 | |
| 63 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.49 | |
| 72 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 8.36 | |
| 63 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.77 | |
| 63 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6.78 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.27 | |
| 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.61 | |
| 27 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.19 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7.29 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.77 | |
| 27 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.56 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Celtic
Latest: Hibernian · 3–0
Match stats
7 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Home vs Hibernian · 2024/2025
Motherwell
Latest: St. Mirren · 1–0
Match stats
7 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Away vs St. Mirren · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Celtic’s ground: 27 previous meetings, 23 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Celtic’s home games with Motherwell’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Celtic
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Motherwell
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Celtic
Motherwell
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Celtic
Motherwell
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Celtic
Motherwell
Previous meetings
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