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Motherwell 2-3 Celtic result, stats and report

Motherwell
Lost · xG 1.40
2 – 3
FT
Won · xG 1.39
Celtic
Next: Kilmarnock v Motherwell · Sat 17 Oct · Benfica v Celtic · Thu 15 Oct
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Motherwell vs Celtic: what we can confirm

Motherwell vs Celtic has finished in the Scottish Premiership. Played UK time.

Match Review · published 13 May 2026, 22:21 BST

Celtic Edge Past Motherwell 3-2 in Five-Goal Thriller at Fir Park

By Jay Thompson ·

Celtic ground out a hard-fought 3-2 win at Motherwell in a proper Scottish Premiership cracker, keeping the pressure on at the top of the table. Motherwell gave them an absolute game of it though, and this was far from comfortable for the visitors.

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How it played out

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📊 Match recap and data context

Celtic won 3-2 at Motherwell in a Scottish Premiership match where both sides found the net. Our model backed a Celtic victory at 45% probability, and the pick landed. Motherwell had won just one of their last five games and arrived in poor form, though the hosts matched Celtic's attacking intent; both teams scored in the contest, consistent with Motherwell's 80% both-teams-to-score rate over their recent run. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Motherwell v Celtic · Scottish Premiership ·

Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Elliot WattMOT★ MOTM1 goal · 90 min7.7
  2. Auston TrustyCEL90 min7.6
  3. Benjamin NygrenCEL1 goal · 70 min7.4
  4. Kelechi IheanachoCEL1 goal · 20 min7.1
  5. Liam ScalesCEL90 min7.1
Timeline

Key moments

Full timeline
  1. 17'Elliot Watt · MOT
  2. 41'Daizen Maeda · CEL
  3. 58'Benjamin Nygren · CEL
  4. 69'Regan Charles-Cook · MOT
  5. 85'Liam Gordon · MOT

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

No immutable pre-kickoff prediction snapshot is recorded. Current provider rows are withheld so the completed-match archive cannot gain hindsight. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.
Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Pre-match facts retained

The immutable pre-match Match Facts snapshot is still being reconciled. Current provider rows are not substituted into the completed-match archive.

Questions about this result

  • When and where was the match played?
    MOT vs CEL kicked off on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 UK time.
  • When do they play next?
    MOT play Kilmarnock on Saturday, 17 October 2026 UK time. CEL play Benfica on Thursday, 15 October 2026 UK time.

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