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Motherwell vs Celtic
30 Dec 2025, 20:00 · Premiership · 2025/2026
Referee
Kevin ClancyPremiership 2025/2026 · 13 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MotherwellMin
Celtic- ⚽
Ibrahim Said 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Stephen O'Donnell
Header
14′ - 46′⇄
Arne Engels
Substitution
Off: Kieran Tierney
- 46′⇄
Luke McCowan
Substitution
Off: Daizen Maeda
- 46′⇄
Shin Yamada
Substitution
Off: Paulo Bernardo
- 52′
Auston Trusty
Yellowcard
Foul
- 56′
Reo Hatate
Yellowcard
Foul
- 56′
Anthony Ralston
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Elliot Watt 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
58′ - 60′⇄
Colby Donovan
Substitution
Off: Anthony Ralston
- 66′⇄
James Forrest
Substitution
Off: Hyun-jun Yang
- 74′
Liam Scales
Yellowcard
Persistent fouling
- ⇄
Callum Hendry
Substitution
Off: Elijah Just
75′ - ⇄
Emmanuel Longelo
Substitution
Off: Oscar Priestman
85′ - ⇄
Zander McAllister
Substitution
Off: Callum Slattery
90+3′ - ⇄
Luca Ross
Substitution
Off: Ibrahim Said
90+3′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6.82 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.12 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.99 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 8.03 | |
| 75 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.46 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.29 | |
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| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.36 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.49 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Motherwell
Latest: Dundee · 1–0
Match stats
20 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Dundee · 2025/2026
Celtic
Latest: Livingston · 4–2
Match stats
27 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Livingston · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Motherwell’s ground: 28 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Motherwell’s home games with Celtic’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 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Motherwell
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Celtic
Goals
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.
Motherwell
Celtic
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Motherwell
Celtic
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.
Motherwell
Celtic
Previous meetings
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