Premiership 25/26 · 13 May 2026

Motherwell 2–3 Celtic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Motherwell 38%, the draw 26%, Celtic 36%.

Celtic won a close one on the chances: 1.4 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Benjamin Nygren, 59.9 in 70′.

Well above their usual level: Benjamin Nygren +11.2.

Well below it: Calum Ward −18.7, Emmanuel Longelo −8.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

9 May 2026	D 1–1	v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
2 May 2026	L 0–1	at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
26 Apr 2026	W 3–2	at Rangers Scottish Premiership
11 Apr 2026	L 1–3	at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
4 Apr 2026	L 2–3	v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

10 May 2026	W 3–1	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
3 May 2026	W 2–1	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
25 Apr 2026	W 3–1	v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
11 Apr 2026	W 1–0	v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
5 Apr 2026	W 2–1	at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership

14 Mar 2026	Celtic 3–1 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025	Motherwell 2–0 Celtic Scottish Premiership
5 Oct 2025	Celtic 3–2 Motherwell Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Liam Gordon Defender	9	1	0.32	100.0	–
Regan Charles-Cook Forward	21	0	0.05	47.4	–
Tom Sparrow Defender	90	0	–	43.2	+5.9
Callum Hendry Forward	12	0	–	42.0	–
Elliot Watt Midfielder	90	1	0.05	40.4	−4.0
Johnny Koutroumbis Defender	81	0	–	39.4	+1.7
Oscar Priestman Midfielder	12	0	–	39.3	–
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder	90	0	–	39.2	−0.9
Elijah Just Midfielder	88	0	0.24	37.7	−3.2
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward	88	0	0.48	36.7	−6.6
Callum Slattery Midfielder	69	0	0.10	36.2	−4.0
Stephen O'Donnell Defender	90	0	–	32.4	−5.8
Ibrahim Said Midfielder	81	0	–	31.7	−4.3
Calum Ward Goalkeeper	90	0	–	31.4	−18.7
Emmanuel Longelo Defender	90	0	–	31.2	−8.4
Sam Nicholson Midfielder	9	0	–	22.5	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward	20	1	0	0.81	93.3	–
Benjamin Nygren Forward	70	1	0	0.06	59.9	+11.2
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	–	50.4	+0.9
Alistair Johnston Defender	70	0	0	0.07	49.6	+1.5
Daizen Maeda Forward	90	1	0	0.22	48.6	+3.9
Reo Hatate Midfielder	20	0	0	–	47.3	–
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.3	−5.4
Tony Ralston Defender	20	0	0	–	43.7	–
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	0	–	43.4	−2.6
Liam Scales Defender	90	0	0	–	43.2	−5.7
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	70	0	0	–	41.6	−2.1
Arne Engels Midfielder	90	0	0	0.22	38.7	−3.8
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	78	0	1	–	37.8	−4.1
Kieran Tierney Defender	78	0	0	–	36.2	−3.0
James Forrest Midfielder	12	0	0	–	36.0	–
Marcelo Saracchi Defender	12	0	0	–	35.4	–