Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 6
Aug 30, 2020 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
Celtic3 - 0Motherwell
The Match
Match Report
James Forrest opened the scoring five minutes before half-time with his first goal of the season.
Team News
Odsonne Edouard will miss the game through injury.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership fixture between Celtic and Motherwell, including team news and predicted lineups.
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 75.96%. A draw had a probability of 15.1% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 8.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.16%) and 1-0 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.16%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (2.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | Motherwell |
| 75.96% | 15.13% | 8.91% |
| Both teams to score 48.45% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 63.49% | 36.51% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 41.34% | 58.66% |
| Celtic Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 91.99% | 8.01% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 71.76% | 28.24% |
| Motherwell Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 52.67% | 47.33% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 17.27% | 82.73% |
| Score Analysis |
Celtic 75.94%
Motherwell 8.91%
Draw 15.13%
| Celtic | Draw | Motherwell |
| 2-0 @ 12.08% 3-0 @ 10.16% 1-0 @ 9.57% 2-1 @ 9.04% 3-1 @ 7.61% 4-0 @ 6.42% 4-1 @ 4.8% 5-0 @ 3.24% 3-2 @ 2.85% 5-1 @ 2.42% 4-2 @ 1.8% 6-0 @ 1.36% 6-1 @ 1.02% 5-2 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.67% Total : 75.94% | 1-1 @ 7.16% 0-0 @ 3.79% 2-2 @ 3.38% Other @ 0.8% Total : 15.13% | 0-1 @ 2.84% 1-2 @ 2.68% 0-2 @ 1.06% Other @ 2.34% Total : 8.91% |
Head to Head
Feb 5, 2020 7.45pm
Nov 10, 2019 3pm
Form Guide
Build-up
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