Celtic vs Motherwell, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Celtic

28': Kelechi Iheanacho (P)
69': Benjamin Nygren
90'+2': Daizen Maeda

FT
3 - 2

Motherwell

40': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
56': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (P)

About

Celtic are hosting Motherwell at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Timeline

28': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 28'
40': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) Goal at 40'
56': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) Penalty - Scored at 56'
59': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Substitution at 59'
60': Arne Engels (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
60': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
64': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Substitution at 64'
68': Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell) Substitution at 68'
69': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 69'
72': Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 72'
76': Detlef Esapa Osong (Motherwell) Substitution at 76'
78': Michel Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
80': Oscar Priestman (Motherwell) Substitution at 80'
90'+2': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 92'
90'+8': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

MOT		CEL
12	Fouls	17
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	1
38.4	Possession	61.6
5	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	9
0.6	On Target %	0.6
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,563

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	11	+19	29
2	Celtic	10	+8	20
3	Hibernian	11	+4	15
4	Rangers	10	+2	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
36	Marcelo Saracchi
56	Anthony Ralston
42	Callum McGregor
23	Sebastian Tounekti
14	Luke McCowan
17	Kelechi Iheanacho
41	Reo Hatate
38	Daizen Maeda

Celtic Substitutes:

James Forrest, Arne Engels, Viljami Sinisalo, Benjamin Nygren, Kieran Tierney, Johnny Kenny, Dane Murray, Paulo Bernardo, Michel Ange Balikwisha.

Motherwell (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Calum Ward (GK)
16	Paul McGinn
4	Liam Gordon
45	Emmanuel Longelo
22	Johnny Koutroumbis
90	Ibrahim Sa'Id
20	Elliot Watt
12	Lukas Fadinger
9	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
77	Regan Charles-Cook
18	Tawanda Maswanhise

Motherwell Substitutes:

Luca Ross, Rocco Mccolm, Oscar Priestman, Detlef Esapa Osong, Zander Mcallister, Kofi Balmer, Stephen O'Donnell, Aston Oxborough, Andy Halliday.

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