Buckle up for a show! The leading antagonists are Motherwell and Celtic, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the duration.
- Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Celtic have the most scored goals (50) in Premiership
Celtic could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premiership game only four sleeps ago.
Motherwell form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Motherwell have to build on here at Fir Park in the Premiership.
The home team returns to Fir Park after drawing with St. Mirren (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The forward Slattery won the honour of being "man of the match" for Motherwell with a rating of 7.4/10. Slattery hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hearts (0-2).There will be little rest for Motherwell after this match as they are travelling to Dundee United for a Premiership game in only three days.
The Motherwell fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Motherwell have conceded 15 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Celtic collect 25 points from their 12 away matches in the Premiership. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Celtic as they haven't lost any of their last 18 games.
208 minutes! That's how long the Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Celtic are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Rangers (placed 2nd). Midfielder Hatate was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.14. Hatate scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Dundee United.The schedule is very tough for Celtic now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premiership game at Aberdeen is waiting in only three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Celtic's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 12 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other previously this season, with the result Celtic - Motherwell 1-0 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - zero - ten (Motherwell wins - draws - Celtic wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Abada 8 goals |  K. Furuhashi 8 goals |   K. van Veen 7 goals |
Motherwell missing players
Celtic missing players
| Motherwell | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 50 |
| 33 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 54% |
| 17% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 50% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 58% | 38% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 54% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 6.3 | 5.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 9.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 19.8 | 21 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 33% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 29% | 32% |
| 14.3 | 14.7 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 7.8 | 7 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 2 |
- Celtic have created more than twice as many corners as Motherwell.
- Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most clean sheets (13) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (50) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+37) in Premiership
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premiership
- Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 37 | 57 |
| 2 | Rangers | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 56 |
| 3 | Hearts | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 33 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | Livingston | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Ross County | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 11 | St. Johnstone | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 18 |
| 12 | Dundee | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 18 |
