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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 18
Dec 12, 2021 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
1 - 0
Motherwell

Rogic (45+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)

van Veen (20'), Slattery (45+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Motherwell, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Celtic 2-0 Motherwell

Celtic have been in terrific form as of late and facing them is something that most teams will not be looking forward to at the moment because of that. Their ability to blend brilliant defensive performances with attacking quality is something that should lead to them securing three points at the weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 79.83%. A draw had a probability of 13.1% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 7.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.02%) and 1-0 (8.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.22%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (2.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawMotherwell
79.83%13.14%7.03%
Both teams to score 46.84%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.33%33.66%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.5%55.49%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.41%6.58%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.5%24.5%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.14%49.85%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.44%84.56%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 79.82%
    Motherwell 7.03%
    Draw 13.14%
CelticDrawMotherwell
2-0 @ 12.15%
3-0 @ 11.02%
1-0 @ 8.93%
2-1 @ 8.46%
3-1 @ 7.67%
4-0 @ 7.5%
4-1 @ 5.22%
5-0 @ 4.08%
5-1 @ 2.84%
3-2 @ 2.67%
6-0 @ 1.85%
4-2 @ 1.82%
6-1 @ 1.29%
5-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 3.34%
Total : 79.82%
1-1 @ 6.22%
0-0 @ 3.28%
2-2 @ 2.94%
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 13.14%
0-1 @ 2.29%
1-2 @ 2.16%
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 7.03%

How you voted: Celtic vs Motherwell

Celtic
83.7%
Draw
11.6%
Motherwell
4.7%
43
Head to Head
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 9
Motherwell
0-2
Celtic

Mugabi (90+3')
Jota (17'), Turnbull (52')
Carter-Vickers (80')
Feb 6, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 28
Celtic
2-1
Motherwell
Welsh (2'), Edouard (50')
Campbell (66')
Watt (68'), Cole (90'), Smith (90+1')
Nov 8, 2020 12pm
Gameweek 14
Motherwell
1-4
Celtic
Gallagher (72')
Maguire (43'), Cole (53'), Watt (81')
Elyounoussi (8', 27', 76'), Ntcham (86')
Aug 30, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 6
Celtic
3-0
Motherwell
Forrest (40'), Ajeti (74'), Jullien (90+2')
Brown (22')

Lamie (55'), Grimshaw (89')
Feb 5, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 25
Motherwell
0-4
Celtic

Gallagher (79')
Edouard (9', 80'), Griffiths (51'), McGregor (75')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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