Celtic vs Motherwell match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Premiership · Scotland · 1st Phase - 30 · Celtic Park, Glasgow · Ref J. Beaton

Celtic stats & fixtures · Motherwell stats & fixtures

Celtic beat Motherwell 3–1 in the Premiership (1st Phase - 30) on 14 March 2026. Expected goals finished 2.14–0.52. Motherwell had 53% of the ball.

Celtic vs Motherwell match statistics

CelticMotherwell

47% Ball possession 53%
2.14 Expected goals (xG) 0.52
13 Total shots 12
6 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 6
2 Corners 3
10 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 3
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
482 Passes 562
87% Pass accuracy 88%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

7' Yellow card A. Oxlade-Chamberlain Celtic
32' Goal E. Just (assist C. Slattery) Motherwell
38' Goal Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
50' Yellow card Colby Donovan Celtic
63' Yellow card R. Hatate Celtic
64' Yellow card E. Just Motherwell
71' Red card M. Emmanuel Motherwell
72' Yellow card C. Ward Motherwell
72' Penalty scored T. Cvancara Celtic
79' Goal Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
82' Yellow card A. Ralston Celtic

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Celtic

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Martin O'Neill

12 V. Sinisalo

63 K. Tierney 5 L. Scales 43 B. Arthur 51 Colby Donovan

41 R. Hatate 21 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

23 S. Tounekti 8 B. Nygren 13 Yang Hyun-Jun

38 D. Maeda

Bench R. Doohan , J. Forrest , K. Ịheanachọ , A. Ralston , T. Cvancara , M. Saracchi , L. McCowan , Paulo Bernardo , D. Murray

Motherwell

Confirmed 4-3-3 Jens Askou

13 C. Ward

45 M. Emmanuel 16 P. McGinn 2 S. O'Donnell 7 T. Sparrow

12 L. Fadinger 8 C. Slattery 20 Elliot Watt

21 E. Just 18 Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise 90 I. Said

Bench A. Oxborough , A. Halliday , O. Priestman , L. Ross , J. McGhee , L. Gordon , S. Nicholson , E. Björgólfsson , Z. McAllister

Form guide

Celtic at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 8.4 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Motherwell away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Celtic vs Motherwell head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Dec 25	Motherwell v Celtic	2–0
5 Oct 25	Celtic v Motherwell	3–2
2 Feb 25	Motherwell v Celtic	1–3
26 Dec 24	Celtic v Motherwell	4–0
27 Oct 24	Motherwell v Celtic	0–3

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Celtic vs Motherwell head-to-head record