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Motherwell vs Celtic (2026-05-13T19:00:00.000Z)

Premiership Championship Group Round 37
  • Fir Park
  • John Beaton
2 - 3Full time

Motherwell vs Celtic (2026-05-13T19:00:00.000Z)


Match review

Motherwell 2-3 Celtic: Contentious Iheanacho penalty sends Scottish Premiership title race to the wire

Celtic beat Motherwell 3-2 and Hearts hammered Falkirk, setting up a showdown between the Scottish Premiership title rivals on the last day.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    48%
    52%
  • 1.21
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.38
  • 15
    Total shots
    10
  • 25
    Touches in opposition box
    20

Events

Elliot Watt (1 - 0)
17‎’‎
41‎’‎
Daizen Maeda (1 - 1)
61‎’‎
Liam Gordon (2 - 2)
85‎’‎
90‎’‎+1
90‎’‎+1
90‎’‎+8
90‎’‎+9
Kelechi Iheanacho (2 - 3)Penalty
90‎’‎+10
6.4

Motherwell

4-2-3-1

6.9

Celtic

4-2-3-1
6.4
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
4.6
13Ward
6.9
Celtic
4-2-3-1

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    48%
    52%
  • 1.21
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.38
  • 15
    Total shots
    10
  • 25
    Touches in opposition box
    20

Player of the Match

Benjamin Nygren
Celtic
7.9

Events

Elliot Watt (1 - 0)
17‎’‎
41‎’‎
Daizen Maeda (1 - 1)
61‎’‎
Liam Gordon (2 - 2)
85‎’‎
90‎’‎+1
90‎’‎+1
90‎’‎+8
90‎’‎+9
Kelechi Iheanacho (2 - 3)Penalty
90‎’‎+10

About the match

    Motherwell faces Celtic at Fir Park on Wed, May 13, 2026, 19:00 UTC. This match is part of the Premiership Championship Group. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Motherwell and Celtic have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Motherwell vs Celtic live score with a full set of match features, including:

  • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

  • Real-time extensive stats powered by Opta: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.

  • The lineups are:
    Motherwell (4-2-3-1): Calum Ward - Tom Sparrow, Stephen O'Donnell, Johnny Koutroumbis, Emmanuel Longelo - Lukas Fadinger, Elliot Watt - Ibrahim Said, Callum Slattery, Tawanda Maswanhise - Elijah Just.
    Celtic (4-2-3-1): Viljami Sinisalo - Alistair Johnston, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney - Arne Engels, Callum McGregor - Sebastian Tounekti, Benjamin Nygren, Hyun-Jun Yang - Daizen Maeda.

  • Motherwell does not have any unavailable players. Unavailable players for Celtic: Tomás Cvancara (injury), Julián Araujo (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Motherwell and Celtic have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Motherwell 5 win(s), Celtic 47 win(s), and 7 draw(s).

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Insights

  • Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Have been awarded the most penalties this season (8)

  • Tawanda Maswanhise is the competition's top scorer (17)

  • Have scored 15 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Have won their last 6 matches

  • Haven't lost in 6 matches

Fir ParkMotherwell, Scotland
Capacity13,742
Attendance12,028
88%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
7°C
  • John Beaton

Who will win?


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Fir ParkMotherwell, Scotland
Capacity13,742
Attendance12,028
88%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
7°C

About the match

Insights

  • Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Have been awarded the most penalties this season (8)

  • Tawanda Maswanhise is the competition's top scorer (17)

  • Have scored 15 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Have won their last 6 matches

  • Haven't lost in 6 matches

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