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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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic2219216185359
2RangersRangers22135441182344
3Aberdeen2210573230235
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd239763124734
5Motherwell2394102837-931
6Hibernian237883436-229
7St Mirren2383112738-1127
8Dundee2275103438-426
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County2367102342-1925
11Hearts2366112531-624
12St Johnstone2343162547-2215


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