Celtic vs Motherwell

Celtic

3 - 1

Motherwell

🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 1st Phase - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 30

1st Phase Table

Celtic 3 · Motherwell 4

Referee Stats

John Beaton

18 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-12).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 2.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Motherwell (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 23

Avg: 1.42 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

1.32

2.26

1.42

0.79

1.21

69%

O2.5

50%

44%

BTTS

63%

81%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Celtic rank3rd

Motherwell rank4th

Celtic points67

Motherwell points54

Celtic: #3 · 67 pts · GD +24

2 pts off the top 2. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Motherwell: #4 · 54 pts · GD +23

15 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Motherwell last 5 away

L L L W W

Points6/15

Weighted index20

Goals10-8

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 19%

Motherwell trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 81% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home94%

Celtic clean sheet at home56%

Motherwell score away75%

Motherwell clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first81%

Celtic win after scoring first85%

Motherwell score first50%

Motherwell win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 33% · Motherwell 40%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 32.1' · Motherwell 27.9'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home2.26 vs 1.58

Celtic concede at home0.79 vs 1.16

Motherwell score away1.42 vs 1.16

Motherwell concede away1.21 vs 1.58

Celtic score 43% above league average, while Motherwell score 23% above league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 32% below league average at home, and Motherwell are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Motherwell goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 7

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

482

562

Passes Accurate

418

497

Passes %

87%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Just

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Slattery

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Yang Hyun-Jun

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Tounekti

1st substitution · For: T. Čvančara

50'

50' Colby Donovan

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ B. Nygren

2nd substitution · For: L. McCowan

63'

63' R. Hatate

64'

64' E. Just

71'

71' M. Emmanuel

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Čvančara

Penalty

72'

72' C. Ward

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Tierney

3rd substitution · For: M. Saracchi

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Colby Donovan

4th substitution · For: A. Ralston

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

5th substitution · For: Paulo Bernardo

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Fadinger

1st substitution · For: O. Priestman

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ I. Said

2nd substitution · For: E. Björgólfsson

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Yang Hyun-Jun

Normal Goal

82'

82' A. Ralston

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Just

3rd substitution · For: S. Nicholson

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Sparrow

4th substitution · For: J. McGhee

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

5th substitution · For: L. Ross

Celtic vs Motherwell 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Motherwell 3-1 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by John Beaton. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain received a yellow card for Celtic at 7'. Motherwell took the lead at 32' when E. Just scored, with the assist credited to C. Slattery, making the score 0-1. Celtic leveled the score at 38' when Yang Hyun-Jun scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Tounekti replacing T. Čvančara. Colby Donovan received a yellow card for Celtic at 50'. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 62', with B. Nygren replacing L. McCowan. R. Hatate received a yellow card for Celtic at 63'. E. Just received a yellow card for Motherwell at 64'. M. Emmanuel received a red card for Motherwell at 71'. Celtic took the lead at 72' when T. Čvančara scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. C. Ward received a yellow card for Motherwell at 72'. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 78', with K. Tierney replacing M. Saracchi. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 78', with Colby Donovan replacing A. Ralston. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 78', with A. Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing Paulo Bernardo. Motherwell made their 1st substitution at 78', with L. Fadinger replacing O. Priestman. Motherwell made their 2nd substitution at 78', with I. Said replacing E. Björgólfsson. Celtic extended the lead at 79' when Yang Hyun-Jun scored, making the score 3-1. A. Ralston received a yellow card for Celtic at 82'. Motherwell made their 3rd substitution at 83', with E. Just replacing S. Nicholson. Motherwell made their 4th substitution at 83', with T. Sparrow replacing J. McGhee. Motherwell made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise replacing L. Ross.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while Motherwell used 5 substitutions. Celtic got 4 yellow cards, while Motherwell got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.