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Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 30 Dec 2025

Motherwell 2–0 Celtic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.5
Actual xG
1.4 – 0.7
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot saw it as open: Motherwell 37%, the draw 24%, Celtic 39%.

Motherwell won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Arne Engels, 65.0 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Arne Engels +19.6.

Well below it: Lukas Fadinger −13.2, Paulo Bernardo −10.4, Stephen O'Donnell −9.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Motherwell

27 Dec 2025L 0–1at Rangers Scottish Premiership
20 Dec 2025W 1–0v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
13 Dec 2025D 0–0at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
6 Dec 2025W 3–0v Livingston Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025D 0–0at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Celtic

27 Dec 2025W 4–2at Livingston Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025W 3–1v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
17 Dec 2025L 1–2at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
11 Dec 2025L 0–3v AS Roma Europa League
7 Dec 2025L 1–2v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership

Head to head

5 Oct 2025Celtic 3–2 Motherwell Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–61.8+5.2
Elliot Watt Midfielder90100.6849.1+5.3
Paul McGinn Defender9000–46.7+0.9
Ibrahim Said Midfielder89100.3044.7+3.8
Callum Slattery Midfielder89000.0943.9+4.4
Oscar Priestman Midfielder8500–41.9–
Callum Hendry Forward1500–40.1–
Emmanuel Longelo Defender900–39.7–
Tom Sparrow Defender9000–38.4+0.6
Luca Ross Forward100–37.7–
Elijah Just Midfielder75000.3037.1−4.2
Johnny Koutroumbis Defender90000.0337.1−4.5
Zander McAllister Midfielder100–35.7–
Stephen O'Donnell Defender9001–32.1−9.7
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder9000–31.9−13.2

Celtic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Arne Engels Midfielder45000.0265.0+19.6
Auston Trusty Defender90000.0749.0−5.2
Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper9000–48.1−1.4
Liam Scales Defender9000–47.5−6.6
James Forrest Midfielder24000.0446.5–
Tony Ralston Defender6000–46.2+4.4
Callum McGregor Midfielder9000–45.8−2.5
Colby Donovan Defender3000–45.7–
Kieran Tierney Defender4500–45.4+3.4
Benjamin Nygren Forward90000.1542.5−6.4
Daizen Maeda Forward4500–38.2−8.9
Paulo Bernardo Midfielder4500–38.1−10.4
Shin Yamada Forward45000.1537.4–
Reo Hatate Midfielder9000–37.3−5.7
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder66000.1932.6−9.1
Luke McCowan Midfielder45000.0330.5−5.9