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Scottish Premiership · Championship Group - 37 May 13, 2026 21:00
Motherwell
#4 · 58 pts
2 – 3
Final score
Celtic
#2 · 79 pts
E. Watt 17'
L. Gordon 85'
41' D. Maeda
58' (ast. Yang Hyun-Jun) B. Nygren
(pen.) 90'+8 K. Iheanacho

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Celtic a 54% win probability (draw 20%, Motherwell 25%). The final result was Motherwell 2–3 Celtic. In 3 previous meetings, Motherwell have won 1 times, with 0 draws and 2 wins for Celtic.

Match statistics
7
Total shots
7
5
Shots on target
2
1.21
Actual xG
0.58
0
Saves
3
48%
Possession
52%
4
Corners
3
14
Tackles
19
2
🟨 Yellow cards
2
Match Events
⚽E. Watt
17'
41'
D. Maeda⚽
58'
ast. Yang Hyun-Jun · B. Nygren⚽
61'
D. Maeda
↕ C. Slattery / R. Charles-Cook
69'
70'
R. Hatate / B. Nygren ↕
70'
A. Ralston / A. Johnston ↕
70'
K. Iheanacho / S. Tounekti ↕
78'
J. Forrest / Yang Hyun-Jun ↕
79'
M. Saracchi / K. Tierney ↕
↕ J. Koutroumbis / L. Gordon
81'
↕ I. Said / S. Nicholson
81'
⚽L. Gordon
85'
↕ E. Just / C. Hendry
88'
↕ T. Maswanhise / O. Priestman
88'
S. Nicholson
90'+1
90'+2
L. Scales
90'+8
(pen.) K. Iheanacho⚽
E. Longelo
90'+9
Pre-match prediction
25.5%
Motherwell
20.18%
X
54.32%
Celtic ←
we assigned to the actual result (Celtic) 54.32% (medium confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Motherwell
1.35
1.21
-0.14
Celtic
2.16
0.58
-1.58
Motherwell dominated by xG (1.21 vs 0.58). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Heart Of Midlothian Heart Of Midlothian 33 70
1 Heart Of Midlothian Heart Of Midlothian 37 80
1 Dundee Utd Dundee Utd 37 44
2 Rangers Rangers 33 69
2 Celtic Celtic 37 79
2 Aberdeen Aberdeen 37 40
3 Dundee Dundee 37 39
3 Celtic Celtic 33 67
3 Rangers Rangers 37 69
4 Motherwell Motherwell 37 58
4 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 37 37
4 Motherwell Motherwell 33 54
5 ST Mirren ST Mirren 37 33
5 Hibernian Hibernian 33 51
5 Hibernian Hibernian 37 57
6 Livingston Livingston 37 21
6 Falkirk Falkirk 33 46
6 Falkirk Falkirk 37 49
7 Dundee Utd Dundee Utd 33 40
8 Aberdeen Aberdeen 33 33
9 Dundee Dundee 33 33
10 ST Mirren ST Mirren 33 30
11 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock 33 28
12 Livingston Livingston 33 16
Lineups
Motherwell Motherwell 4-2-3-1
13 Calum Ward Calum Ward G 6.50
45 Emmanuel Longelo Emmanuel Longelo D 6.30
22 Johnny Koutroumbis Johnny Koutroumbis 81' D 6.30
2 Stephen O'Donnell Stephen O'Donnell D 6.20
7 Tom Sparrow Tom Sparrow D 6.60
20 Elliot Watt Elliot Watt 1 ⚽ M 8.20
12 Lukas Fadinger Lukas Fadinger M 7.00
21 Elijah Just Elijah Just 88' M 7.00
8 Callum Slattery Callum Slattery 69' M 6.30
90 Ibrahim Said Ibrahim Said 81' M 6.50
18 Tawanda Maswanhise Tawanda Maswanhise 88' F 6.90
Bench
48 Aaron Thomson Aaron Thomson D
66 Callum Hendry Callum Hendry 11' F 6.60
4 Liam Gordon Liam Gordon 1 ⚽ 18' D 6.90
28 Luca Ross Luca Ross F
31 Matty Connelly Matty Connelly G
29 Mikey Booth Mikey Booth M
25 Oscar Priestman Oscar Priestman 11' M 6.50
77 Regan Charles-Cook Regan Charles-Cook 30' F 6.60
19 Sam Nicholson Sam Nicholson 18' F 5.90
Celtic Celtic 4-2-3-1
12 Viljami Sinisalo Viljami Sinisalo G 7.20
63 Kieran Tierney Kieran Tierney 78' D 6.70
5 Liam Scales Liam Scales D 7.30
6 Auston Trusty Auston Trusty D 7.50
2 Alistair Johnston Alistair Johnston 70' D 6.70
27 Arne Engels Arne Engels M 6.30
42 Callum McGregor Callum McGregor M 6.90
23 Sebastian Tounekti Sebastian Tounekti 70' M 6.20
8 Benjamin Nygren Benjamin Nygren 1 ⚽ 70' M 7.60
13 Yang Hyun-Jun Yang Hyun-Jun 1 👟 78' M 6.60
38 Daizen Maeda Daizen Maeda 1 ⚽ F 7.30
Bench
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain M
47 Dane Murray Dane Murray D
49 James Forrest James Forrest 21' M 6.20
17 Kelechi Iheanacho Kelechi Iheanacho 1 ⚽ 29' F 6.30
14 Luke McCowan Luke McCowan M
36 Marcelo Saracchi Marcelo Saracchi 21' D 6.20
41 Reo Hatate Reo Hatate 29' M 6.90
31 Ross Doohan Ross Doohan G
56 Tony Ralston Tony Ralston 29' D 6.30
Best on the pitch
Elliot Watt
Elliot Watt
M · Motherwell
8.20
1 ⚽
1 shots · 73 pass
Benjamin Nygren
Benjamin Nygren
M · Celtic
7.60
1 ⚽
1 shots · 32 pass
Auston Trusty
Auston Trusty
D · Celtic
7.50
· 86 pass
Daizen Maeda
Daizen Maeda
F · Celtic
7.30
1 ⚽
2 shots · 13 pass
Liam Scales
Liam Scales
D · Celtic
7.30
· 96 pass
Viljami Sinisalo
Viljami Sinisalo
G · Celtic
7.20
· 39 pass
Motherwell Motherwell — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Calum Ward G 99 6.50 — — — 45 39% — — —
Emmanuel Longelo D 99 6.30 — — — 41 29% 3 1 —
Johnny Koutroumbis D 81 6.30 — — — 53 51% — — —
Stephen O'Donnell D 99 6.20 — — — 72 61% — — —
Tom Sparrow D 99 6.60 — — — 59 53% 2 — —
Elliot Watt M 99 8.20 1 — 1 73 59% 1 — —
Lukas Fadinger M 99 7.00 — — — 47 40% 2 — —
Elijah Just M 88 7.00 — — 1 29 21% 1 — —
Callum Slattery M 69 6.30 — — 2 31 28% 2 — —
Ibrahim Said M 81 6.50 — — — 22 12% 2 — —
Tawanda Maswanhise F 88 6.90 — — 2 5 2% — — —
Callum Hendry F 11 6.60 — — — 1 — 1 — —
Liam Gordon D 18 6.90 1 — 1 1 — — — —
Oscar Priestman M 11 6.50 — — — 2 2% — — —
Regan Charles-Cook F 30 6.60 — — — 10 8% — — —
Sam Nicholson F 18 5.90 — — — 2 1% — 1 —
Celtic Celtic — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Viljami Sinisalo G 99 7.20 — — — 39 35% — — —
Kieran Tierney D 78 6.70 — — — 35 25% 3 — —
Liam Scales D 99 7.30 — — — 96 84% 2 1 —
Auston Trusty D 99 7.50 — — — 86 79% 1 — —
Alistair Johnston D 70 6.70 — — 1 43 37% 2 — —
Arne Engels M 99 6.30 — — 2 34 24% 1 — —
Callum McGregor M 99 6.90 — — — 71 62% 2 — —
Sebastian Tounekti M 70 6.20 — — — 21 13% 1 — —
Benjamin Nygren M 70 7.60 1 — 1 32 30% 1 — —
Yang Hyun-Jun M 78 6.60 — 1 — 30 26% 2 — —
Daizen Maeda F 99 7.30 1 — 2 13 11% 2 1 —
James Forrest M 21 6.20 — — — 2 2% — — —
Kelechi Iheanacho F 29 6.30 1 — 1 6 3% 1 — —
Marcelo Saracchi D 21 6.20 — — — 7 7% — — —
Reo Hatate M 29 6.90 — — — 14 14% 1 — —
Tony Ralston D 29 6.30 — — — 17 13% — — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Motherwell vs Celtic?
The final score was Motherwell 2–3 Celtic.
What did the model predict before Motherwell vs Celtic?
The model assigned 25% probability to a Motherwell win, 20% to a draw, and 54% to an Celtic win.