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Motherwell vs Celtic: result 1-4 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 14Kick-off on November 8, 2020 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell

Motherwell
1-4
Celtic

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What was the result of Motherwell vs Celtic?

Celtic won 1-4 on November 8, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 8′M. ElyounoussiCeltic
  • 27′M. ElyounoussiCeltic
  • 72′D. GallagherMotherwell
  • 76′M. ElyounoussiCeltic
  • 86′O. NtchamCeltic

Official lineup for Motherwell vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Motherwell

4-3-3
  1. 29C. Lang
  2. 44D. Cole
  3. 32T. Watt
  1. 15B. Maguire
  2. 6A. Campbell
  3. 7M. O'Hara
  1. 19L. Polworth
  2. 5N. McGinley
  3. 33S. O'Donnell
  4. 31D. Gallagher
  1. 34A. Chapman

Celtic

4-2-3-1
  1. 10A. Ajeti
  1. 17R. Christie
  2. 18T. Rogić
  3. 27M. Elyounoussi
  1. 42C. McGregor
  2. 6N. Bitton
  1. 8Scott Brown
  2. 30J. Frimpong
  3. 35K. Ajer
  4. 93D. Laxalt
  1. 29S. Bain
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Motherwell have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Celtic have 9, 2 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Motherwell
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 31, 2020Livingston(away)2-0Premiership
Oct 24, 2020Ross County(home)4-0Premiership
Sep 27, 2020Rangers(home)1-5Premiership
Sep 24, 2020Hapoel Beer Sheva(away)0-3UEFA Europa League
Sep 20, 2020Aberdeen(away)3-0Premiership
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2020Sparta Praha(home)1-4UEFA Europa League
Nov 1, 2020Aberdeen(home)2-0FA Cup
Oct 29, 2020Lille(away)2-2UEFA Europa League
Oct 25, 2020Aberdeen(away)3-3Premiership
Oct 22, 2020AC Milan(home)1-3UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Motherwell wins, 0 draws, 6 Celtic wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2020Celtic 3-0 MotherwellPremiership
Feb 5, 2020Motherwell 0-4 CelticPremiership
Nov 10, 2019Celtic 2-0 MotherwellPremiership
Aug 10, 2019Motherwell 2-5 CelticPremiership
Feb 24, 2019Celtic 4-1 MotherwellPremiership
Dec 19, 2018Celtic 3-0 MotherwellPremiership

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Motherwell on Aug 30, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Motherwell score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Motherwell1.51.455/159/15
Celtic2.01.377/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Motherwell sit 9th in Premiership (8 points from 8 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (21 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Celtic870116421
9Motherwell82249138

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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