Motherwell vs Celtic

13 May 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee John Beaton

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Elliot Watt 17’
  • Liam Gordon 85’
  • Daizen Maeda 41’
  • Benjamin Nygren 58’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 90+9’ (pen)

Match summary

Celtic came from behind to win 3-2 away at Motherwell, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Elliot Watt put Motherwell ahead in the 17th minute and Daizen Maeda equalised in the 41st minute. In the second half, Benjamin Nygren put Celtic in front in the 58th minute, Liam Gordon equalised in the 85th minute, and Kelechi Iheanacho won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Motherwell created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Celtic 1.37 from 10.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
15 Shots 10
5 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 3
85 Attacks 105
44 Dangerous attacks 45
492 Passes 542
82.7% Pass accuracy 85.6%
15 Tackles 20
9 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Motherwell Celtic
Kick-off
Elliot WattLeft foot shot1-0 (Motherwell)
17’
41’
Daizen MaedaLeft foot shot1-1 (Celtic)
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
58’
Benjamin NygrenLeft foot shot1-2 (Celtic)
61’
Daizen Maeda
Regan Charles-CookCallum Slattery
69’
70’
Kelechi IheanachoSebastian Tounekti
70’
Reo HatateBenjamin Nygren
70’
Tony RalstonAlistair Johnston
78’
Marcelo SaracchiKieran Tierney
78’
James ForrestYang Hyun-Jun
Tawanda MaswanhiseShot on target
80’
Sam NicholsonIbrahim Said
81’
Liam GordonJohnny Koutroumbis
81’
Elijah JustShot on target
84’
Liam GordonLeft foot shot2-2 (Motherwell)
85’
Tawanda MaswanhiseShot on target
85’
Callum HendryElijah Just
88’
Oscar PriestmanTawanda Maswanhise
88’
90’
Auston TrustyVAR: No penalty
90+1’
Liam Scales
Sam Nicholson
90+1’
Emmanuel Longelo
90+8’
90+9’
Kelechi IheanachoPenalty2-3 (Celtic)
90+10’
Kelechi Iheanacho
Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.37 17’ Elliot Watt (Motherwell), 1-0 17’ 41’ Daizen Maeda (Celtic), 1-1 41’ 58’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), 1-2 58’ 85’ Liam Gordon (Motherwell), 2-2 85’ 90+9’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), 2-3 90+9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.37 17’ Elliot Watt (Motherwell), 1-0 Watt 17’ 41’ Daizen Maeda (Celtic), 1-1 Maeda 41’ 58’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), 1-2 Nygren 58’ 85’ Liam Gordon (Motherwell), 2-2 Gordon 85’ 90+9’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), 2-3 Iheanacho 90+9’
Motherwell 1.24 xGCeltic 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celtic attacking Motherwell attacking 
90+9’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 85’ Liam Gordon (Motherwell), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 80’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 50’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 41’ Daizen Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 45’ Arne Engels (Celtic), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Daizen Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 85’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 32’ Arne Engels (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Alistair Johnston (Celtic), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 81’ Regan Charles-Cook (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Arne Engels (Celtic), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Elliot Watt (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 8’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Elliot Watt (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+9’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 85’ Liam Gordon (Motherwell), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 80’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 50’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 41’ Daizen Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 45’ Arne Engels (Celtic), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Daizen Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 85’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 32’ Arne Engels (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Alistair Johnston (Celtic), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Regan Charles-Cook (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 27’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Arne Engels (Celtic), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Elliot Watt (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 54’ Elijah Just (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Elliot Watt (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Motherwell 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ward
Sparrow
O'Donnell
Longelo
Koutroumbis 81’
Fadinger
Watt
Said 81’
Just 88’
Slattery 69’
Maswanhise 88’
Celtic 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sinisalo
Tierney 78’
Trusty
Scales
Johnston 70’
McGregor
Engels
Tounekti 70’
Nygren 70’
Hyun-Jun 78’
Maeda

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Calum Ward
90′ 0 3 45 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tom Sparrow
90′ 2 5 – 5 1 59 1 – – –
Stephen O'Donnell
90′ – – – – – 72 2 – – –
Johnny Koutroumbis Taken off
81′ – 1 – 1 – 53 – – – –
Emmanuel Longelo
90′ 3 2 – 7 – 41 – – –
Liam Gordon Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 1 – 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Lukas Fadinger
90′ – – 47 – – 2 – 7 – 2 –
Elliot Watt
90′ 1 – 73 – – 1 2 2 1 – –
Ibrahim Said Taken off
81′ – – 22 1 – 2 – 4 1 – –
Callum Slattery Taken off
69′ – – 31 1 – 2 – 5 1 2 –
Elijah Just Taken off
88′ – – 29 2 – 1 1 5 – 3 –
Sam Nicholson Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 – – – – 1 2 1
Oscar Priestman Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 2 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Tawanda Maswanhise Taken off
88′ – – 4 2 0.48 – – 3 1 5 –
Regan Charles-Cook Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 – 0.05 – 2 1 – 10 –
Callum Hendry Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – 2 – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Motherwell win 20% Avg odds 4.64
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28
Celtic win 58% Avg odds 1.60

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Motherwell LLWLD
Celtic WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celtic 3-1 Motherwell, 14 Mar 26 Next meeting: Motherwell 0-2 Celtic, 11 Oct 26  All Motherwell vs Celtic meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.