Motherwell vs Celtic: result 3-4 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 16Kick-off on December 3, 2016 at 12:15 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell
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What was the result of Motherwell vs Celtic?
Celtic won 3-4 on December 3, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 3′L. MoultMotherwell
- 35′L. MoultMotherwell
- 48′C. McGregorCeltic
- 70′P. RobertsCeltic
- 71′Lionel Glenn Robert AinsworthMotherwell
- 72′S. ArmstrongCeltic
- 90′T. RogićCeltic
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Motherwell have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Celtic have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2016 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Partick(home) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 5, 2016 | Dundee(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Ross County(home) | 4-1 | Premiership |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Inverness CT(home) | 0-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2016 | Barcelona(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Kilmarnock(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 5, 2016 | Inverness CT(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 1, 2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Aberdeen(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Motherwell win(s), 0 draw(s), 5 Celtic win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2016 | Celtic 2-0 Motherwell | Premiership |
| May 15, 2016 | Celtic 7-0 Motherwell | Premiership |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Motherwell 1-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Celtic 1-2 Motherwell | Premiership |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Motherwell 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Celtic 4-0 Motherwell | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Motherwell score 1.1 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Celtic | 2.2 | 1.3 | 6 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Motherwell sit 4th in Premiership (4 points from 2 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy