Scottish Premiership · Matchday 8
Motherwell v Celtic
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:00:00 UTCFir ParkMatchday 8
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Motherwell 29%Draw 22%Celtic 49%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
MotherwellCeltic
44Possession56
1.09Expected goals (xG)2.88
8Shots25
2Shots on target15
3Shots off target2
3Blocked shots8
6Shots inside box19
2Shots outside box6
2Corners9
2Offsides1
3Fouls4
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
12Saves2
389Passes764
333Accurate passes703
Match events
- 9′Camilo Durán
- 41′Joe Hodge
- 58′Benjamin Nygren (assist Kasper Høgh)
- 71′Sebastian Palmer-Houlden → Jardell Kanga
- 71′Dylan Levitt → Eyþór Vigerust Björgólfsson
- 73′Camilo Durán ← Haissem Hassan
- 73′Kasper Høgh ← Shumaira Mheuka
- 74′Sebastian Tounekti ← Jota
- 78′Benjamin Nygren ← Oliver Sørensen
- 82′Kieran Tierney
- 82′Kieran Tierney ← Jordan Lotomba
- 83′Stephen O'Donnell → Jake Girdwood-Reich
- 83′Alex Lowry → Tawanda Maswanhise
- 85′Jordan Lotomba
Motherwell · Celtic
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.1Paulsen
56.3Moormann
456.3Longelo
26.3↓83'O'Donnell
76.3Sparrow
86.3Fadinger
116.3↓83'Lowry
476.3↓71'Palmer-Houlden
636.3↓71'Levitt
716.0Hodge
426.8McGregor
636.9↓82'Tierney
87.8↓78'Nygren
176.8↓74'Tounekti
57.2Scales
97.5↓73'Høgh
17.3Sinisalo
477.2Murray
226.8Baur
517.2Donovan
117.8↓73'Durán
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Motherwell
- 2Stephen O'Donnell6.3
- 63Dylan Levitt6.3
- 5Martin Moormann6.3
- 11Alex Lowry6.3
- 45Emmanuel Longelo6.3
- 71Joe Hodge6.0
- 8Lukas Fadinger6.3
- 1Alex Paulsen6.1
- 47Sebastian Palmer-Houlden6.3
- 7Tom Sparrow6.3
Celtic
- 42Callum McGregor6.8
- 63Kieran Tierney6.9
- 8Benjamin Nygren7.8
- 17Sebastian Tounekti6.8
- 5Liam Scales7.2
- 9Kasper Høgh7.5
- 1Viljami Sinisalo7.3
- 47Dane Murray7.2
- 22Mika Baur6.8
- 51Colby Donovan7.2
- 11Camilo Durán7.8
MotherwellTale of the tapeCeltic
—Formation4-2-4
8 ptsTable24 pts
-5Goal difference+18
LLLWDFormLWWWW
1Head-to-head wins3
29%Win chance49%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
Motherwell 1W0D3W Celtic
Goals 7–9
- 2026-05-13Motherwell2–3Celtic
- 2026-03-14Celtic3–1Motherwell
- 2025-12-30Motherwell2–0Celtic
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Motherwell
LLLWD- @Dundee1-2
- vsAberdeen0-4
- @Rangers0-1
- vsDundee United3-0
- @St Mirren3-3
Celtic
LWWWW- vsRangers0-1
- @St Johnstone1-0
- @St Mirren2-1
- vsAberdeen3-0
- vsFalkirk2-1
This season — other meetings
Where they stand — In a 12-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| Celtic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 24 |