Motherwell vs Celtic Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Celtic's overall numbers this season are strong: 12 wins from their last 20 matches across all competitions, with 40 goals scored and only 28 conceded. But the shine has come off a little lately - they've lost three of their last four games, including back-to-back defeats to Rangers in the league and League Cup, plus a home loss to Ferencvarosi in the Europa League.

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Motherwell: 20 completed matches; Celtic: 20 completed matches.

Motherwell

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

33

Difference

-7

Celtic

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

28

Difference

+12

Motherwell's form has been far more mixed. Six wins, four draws and ten losses in their last 20 games, with 33 goals conceded against just 26 scored, tells its own story. They've shown they can score freely at times but also concede plenty, home and away.

Comparative Team Statistics: Motherwell vs Celtic

History between these two

Celtic's recent history against Motherwell is one-sided. Looking back over the last 20 meetings, Celtic have won the vast majority, including some heavy scorelines - 6-0, 4-0 and 3-0 among them.

Motherwell have had their moments, though. They won 2-0 at home in December 2025 and picked up a 3-2 win at Celtic Park back in October 2025, so an upset isn't unheard of.

League table gap

Right now the league table makes for stark reading. Celtic sit top with 18 points from seven games, while Motherwell are down in ninth with just 8 points from the same number of matches.

The goal difference gap is wide too - Celtic have scored 14 and conceded only 4, while Motherwell have shipped 11 against 9 scored. It's still early in the season, but the numbers back up what the form has suggested.

A reminder that this early table snapshot could shift, but it lines up with everything else here.

Attacking threats

Celtic's goals are spread around. Durán, Nygren and Høgh have all scored three times in their recent run of matches, with Yang Hyun-Jun also chipping in. That kind of balance gives them different ways to hurt a defence.

Motherwell:

Best scorers:

A. Lowry - 2

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise - 1

Best assist providers:

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise - 2

T. Sparrow - 2

A. Lowry - 1

Penalty cards:

T. Sparrow x 2

L. Fadinger x 2

M. Moormann x 2

Celtic:

Best scorers:

C. Durán - 3

B. Nygren - 3

K. Høgh - 3

Best assist providers:

C. Durán - 3

B. Nygren - 3

K. Tierney - 2

Penalty cards:

Colby Donovan x 2

Motherwell's leading scorer, Lowry, has just two goals in seven matches, and no one else in the squad has more than one. It points to a side that's had to work hard for whatever they've created going forward.

Goals look likely

Both sides have been involved in goals lately, just for different reasons. Celtic's attack has kept firing even in defeat, and Motherwell's defence has been breached regularly whether they win, lose or draw.

Their head-to-head meetings back this up too - most of the recent ones have finished with three or more goals, from 3-2 and 2-3 scorelines to a couple of routs.

It all points toward goals being the more reliable trend here rather than trying to call the outright winner with confidence.