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Celtic V Motherwell — H2H Analysis

For celtic v motherwell, I want the previous meetings to answer a practical question: does the old scoring pattern still fit the teams playing now? Compare the dated H2H sample with each club’s current-season attack, defensive allowance and home-away split below. The historical numbers explain the matchup; a dated preview supplies a selection only when that fixture has actually been analysed.

Celtic V Motherwell: What the recorded meetings show

Across 8 recorded official meetings, Celtic won 7, Motherwell won 1, with 0 draws. The dates run from 2024-10-27 to 2026-10-11. This is the collected window, not an all-time head-to-head record.

The mean total is 3.63 goals. Over 2.5 occurred in 6 of 8, under 2.5 in 2 of 8, and both teams scored in 4 of 8. Historical frequencies are separate from prediction results.

Celtic V Motherwell: Published match previews and predictions

No dated preview has been published for this pairing yet. The statistical comparison below is available now; no future fixture or final selection is implied.

Celtic V Motherwell: Recorded official head-to-head meetings

League records cover the available 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 files. Older individually verified official meetings are labelled as archived; cup coverage is partial.

Date / seasonFixtureFT / HTCornersShots on targetYellow cards
2026-10-112026/27Motherwell vs Celtic0–2HT 0–12–92–151–2
2026-05-132025/26Motherwell vs Celtic2–3HT 1–14–35–32–3
2026-03-142025/26Celtic vs Motherwell3–1HT 1–12–36–34–2
2025-12-302025/26Motherwell vs Celtic2–0HT 1–01–36–30–4
2025-10-052025/26Celtic vs Motherwell3–2HT 1–110–09–32–0
2025-02-022024/25Motherwell vs Celtic1–3HT 1–23–101–90–0
2024-12-262024/25Celtic vs Motherwell4–0HT 1–06–37–01–5
2024-10-272024/25Motherwell vs Celtic0–3HT 0–13–102–101–2

Celtic V Motherwell: Head-to-head averages by season

SeasonMeetingsGoalsFirst-half goalsSecond-half goalsCornersShots on targetCards
2026/2712.00n=11.00n=11.00n=111.00n=117.00n=13.00n=1
2025/2644.00n=41.75n=42.25n=46.50n=49.50n=44.25n=4
2024/2533.67n=31.67n=32.00n=311.67n=39.67n=33.00n=3

Each value is the whole-match total per recorded meeting. Missing values remain missing. English and Scottish card records follow the provider’s second-yellow convention; total shots are not converted into shots off target.

Celtic V Motherwell: Current season: Celtic and Motherwell

2026/27 league samples: Celtic, 10 matches (2026-08-03–2026-10-25); Motherwell, 10 (2026-08-02–2026-10-25). Each club is compared in its own current division; a change of division is not concealed.

Celtic have the higher scoring rate in these samples: 2.50 goals per game, compared with 1.10. That describes output against different opponents; it is not a direct expected score for their next meeting.

Celtic V Motherwell: Goals and scoring by half

Read the scored and conceded rates together, then check how much of the total arrives in each half.

Goals — averages per match
For
Celtic2.50
Motherwell1.10
Against
Celtic0.60
Motherwell1.80

Celtic: 10 matches · Motherwell: 10 matches. Same scale for both teams; recorded samples, not probabilities.

Match goals — Over / Under frequencies

Team rows use each club’s current league games against all opponents. H2H uses only the recorded meetings between these two clubs. Historical rates are not prediction win rates.

Over 1.5
Celtic70%

Over: 7 / 10 · Under 1.5: 3 / 10 (30%)

Motherwell80%

Over: 8 / 10 · Under 1.5: 2 / 10 (20%)

H2H meetings100%

Over: 8 / 8 · Under 1.5: 0 / 8 (0%)

Over 2.5
Celtic60%

Over: 6 / 10 · Under 2.5: 4 / 10 (40%)

Motherwell60%

Over: 6 / 10 · Under 2.5: 4 / 10 (40%)

H2H meetings75%

Over: 6 / 8 · Under 2.5: 2 / 8 (25%)

Over 3.5
Celtic20%

Over: 2 / 10 · Under 3.5: 8 / 10 (80%)

Motherwell30%

Over: 3 / 10 · Under 3.5: 7 / 10 (70%)

H2H meetings63%

Over: 5 / 8 · Under 3.5: 3 / 8 (38%)

TeamProduced / gameAllowed / gameMatches
Celtic2.500.6010
Motherwell1.101.8010

First half and second half

First-half goals — Over / Under frequencies

Team rows use each club’s current league games against all opponents. H2H uses only the recorded meetings between these two clubs. Historical rates are not prediction win rates.

Over 0.5
Celtic80%

Over: 8 / 10 · Under 0.5: 2 / 10 (20%)

Motherwell90%

Over: 9 / 10 · Under 0.5: 1 / 10 (10%)

H2H meetings100%

Over: 8 / 8 · Under 0.5: 0 / 8 (0%)

Over 1.5
Celtic50%

Over: 5 / 10 · Under 1.5: 5 / 10 (50%)

Motherwell30%

Over: 3 / 10 · Under 1.5: 7 / 10 (70%)

H2H meetings50%

Over: 4 / 8 · Under 1.5: 4 / 8 (50%)

Second-half goals — Over / Under frequencies

Team rows use each club’s current league games against all opponents. H2H uses only the recorded meetings between these two clubs. Historical rates are not prediction win rates.

Over 0.5
Celtic70%

Over: 7 / 10 · Under 0.5: 3 / 10 (30%)

Motherwell70%

Over: 7 / 10 · Under 0.5: 3 / 10 (30%)

H2H meetings100%

Over: 8 / 8 · Under 0.5: 0 / 8 (0%)

Over 1.5
Celtic30%

Over: 3 / 10 · Under 1.5: 7 / 10 (70%)

Motherwell40%

Over: 4 / 10 · Under 1.5: 6 / 10 (60%)

H2H meetings63%

Over: 5 / 8 · Under 1.5: 3 / 8 (38%)

Team / periodScored / gameConceded / gameMatches
Celtic · First half1.600.4010
Celtic · Second half0.900.2010
Motherwell · First half0.601.0010
Motherwell · Second half0.500.8010

Celtic V Motherwell: Corners: pressure for and against

Compare corners won with corners allowed. The two sides share one scale, while their samples retain separate match counts.

Corners — averages per match
For
Celtic8.70
Motherwell5.00
Against
Celtic3.60
Motherwell5.80

Celtic: 10 matches · Motherwell: 10 matches. Same scale for both teams; recorded samples, not probabilities.

Corners — Over / Under frequencies

Team rows use each club’s current league games against all opponents. H2H uses only the recorded meetings between these two clubs. Historical rates are not prediction win rates.

Over 9.5
Celtic70%

Over: 7 / 10 · Under 9.5: 3 / 10 (30%)

Motherwell70%

Over: 7 / 10 · Under 9.5: 3 / 10 (30%)

H2H meetings50%

Over: 4 / 8 · Under 9.5: 4 / 8 (50%)

TeamProduced / gameAllowed / gameMatches
Celtic8.703.6010
Motherwell5.005.8010

Celtic V Motherwell: Shots on target: attack and allowance

Accurate attempts describe direct goal threat. Opponent allowances help distinguish output from resistance.

Shots on target — averages per match
For
Celtic8.70
Motherwell4.70
Against
Celtic3.80
Motherwell5.90

Celtic: 10 matches · Motherwell: 10 matches. Same scale for both teams; recorded samples, not probabilities.

Shots on target — Over / Under frequencies

Team rows use each club’s current league games against all opponents. H2H uses only the recorded meetings between these two clubs. Historical rates are not prediction win rates.

Over 8.5
Celtic80%

Over: 8 / 10 · Under 8.5: 2 / 10 (20%)

Motherwell90%

Over: 9 / 10 · Under 8.5: 1 / 10 (10%)

H2H meetings75%

Over: 6 / 8 · Under 8.5: 2 / 8 (25%)

TeamProduced / gameAllowed / gameMatches
Celtic8.703.8010
Motherwell4.705.9010

Celtic V Motherwell: Yellow cards: each team and its opponents

Cards received and opposition cards are distinct observations. No referee appointment or card mean is inferred for an unannounced match.

Yellow cards — averages per match
Received
Celtic1.44
Motherwell1.33
Opponents received
Celtic2.00
Motherwell1.33

Celtic: 9 matches · Motherwell: 9 matches. Same scale for both teams; recorded samples, not probabilities.

Yellow cards — Over / Under frequencies

Team rows use each club’s current league games against all opponents. H2H uses only the recorded meetings between these two clubs. Historical rates are not prediction win rates.

Over 3.5
Celtic56%

Over: 5 / 9 · Under 3.5: 4 / 9 (44%)

Motherwell44%

Over: 4 / 9 · Under 3.5: 5 / 9 (56%)

H2H meetings50%

Over: 4 / 8 · Under 3.5: 4 / 8 (50%)

TeamProduced / gameAllowed / gameMatches
Celtic1.442.009
Motherwell1.331.339

Celtic V Motherwell: Home and away form, kept separate

The first club named on this page is not necessarily the home side in a future fixture. Both venue splits are available, so a reversed fixture does not inherit the wrong home-away comparison.

Team / venueScoredConcededFirst-half totalSecond-half totalMatches
Celtic · Home2.600.602.40n=50.80n=55
Celtic · Away2.400.601.60n=51.40n=55
Motherwell · Home0.601.600.80n=51.40n=55
Motherwell · Away1.602.002.40n=51.20n=55

Reading celtic v motherwell through the evidence

Previous meetings describe this pairing, while the current league samples describe each club against its wider set of opponents. A historical scoring pattern becomes more useful when checked against the relevant home attack and visiting defensive allowance. The page keeps these two sources of evidence separate.

Celtic V Motherwell: Different seasons, venues and competitions

A change of division, venue or coaching context can alter the comparison. The tables identify seasons and recorded match counts, and do not treat an old cup meeting as current league form. Reverse fixture order and spelling variants belong to this same page; the listed first club is not automatically the home team in an upcoming fixture.

Celtic V Motherwell: From head-to-head statistics to a match prediction

An evergreen pairing page does not invent a forthcoming fixture or a selected line. When a dated match analysis is published, it appears in the materials list with its own stable URL and chosen markets. The full article contains the specific forecast; this page supplies the historical and seasonal context.