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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 9
Oct 1, 2022 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
2 - 1
Motherwell

Furuhashi (16'), Hatate (64')
Welsh (52')
McGregor (89')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Juranovic (36' og.)
Lamie (27'), van Veen (42'), Penney (60')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Mirren 2-0 Celtic
Sunday, September 18 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 0-3 Hearts
Sunday, September 18 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 3-0 Motherwell

 Celtic will see this game as an ideal opportunity to get back to their best against a Motherwell side in an indifferent run of form. Although the Steelmen will provide a stern test for the champions, the Hoops will prove to be too hot to handle and secure the three points in comfortable fashion. 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 82.83%. A draw had a probability of 11.5% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 5.62%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.74%) and 1-0 (8.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.47%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (1.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawMotherwell
82.83% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05) 11.55% (0.018000000000001 0.02) 5.62% (0.0299 0.03)
Both teams to score 44.76% (0.145 0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.29% (0.061000000000007 0.06)31.7% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.78% (0.072000000000003 0.07)53.21% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.37% (0.0010000000000048 0)5.63% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.18% (0.007000000000005 0.01)21.82% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.43% (0.153 0.15)52.57% (-0.154 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.62% (0.097 0.1)86.37% (-0.101 -0.1)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 82.81%
    Motherwell 5.62%
    Draw 11.55%
CelticDrawMotherwell
2-0 @ 12.24% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
3-0 @ 11.74% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
1-0 @ 8.51% (-0.028 -0.03)
4-0 @ 8.45% (-0.023 -0.02)
2-1 @ 7.88% (0.012 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.55% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 5.44% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
5-0 @ 4.87% (-0.012 -0.01)
5-1 @ 3.13% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.43% (0.015 0.01)
6-0 @ 2.33% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.75% (0.011 0.01)
6-1 @ 1.5% (0.0029999999999999 0)
5-2 @ 1.01% (0.007 0.01)
7-0 @ 0.96% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 82.81%
1-1 @ 5.47% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-0 @ 2.96% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 2.53% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 11.55%
0-1 @ 1.9% (0.002 0)
1-2 @ 1.76% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
Other @ 1.96%
Total : 5.62%

How you voted: Celtic vs Motherwell

Celtic
97.1%
Draw
2.9%
Motherwell
0.0%
35
Head to Head
May 14, 2022 12.15pm
Celtic
6-0
Motherwell
Furuhashi (21', 44'), Turnbull (40'), Jota (59'), Giakoumakis (68', 90+1')

Lamie (76')
Feb 6, 2022 1.30pm
Motherwell
0-4
Celtic

McGinley (40'), Mugabi (83'), Donnelly (86')
Abada (28'), Rogic (31', 45'), Maeda (71')
Giakoumakis (59')
Dec 12, 2021 3pm
Celtic
1-0
Motherwell
Rogic (45+3')

van Veen (20'), Slattery (45+2')
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Motherwell
0-2
Celtic

Mugabi (90+3')
Jota (17'), Turnbull (52')
Carter-Vickers (80')
Feb 6, 2021 3pm
Celtic
2-1
Motherwell
Welsh (2'), Edouard (50')
Campbell (66')
Watt (68'), Cole (90'), Smith (90+1')
> Match Report
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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