GLASGOW. Celtic beats Motherwell 1-0 after T. Rogic scored just 1 goal (45′). Celtic was truly superior in terms of ball possession (71%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Euan Anderson with the support of Sean Carr and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Mike Roncone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 26 Total 10
- 8 On Target 1
- 18 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 85
- 63 Dangerous attack 52
- 84 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 71% while Motherwell was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (K. van Veen and C. Slattery).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Celtic will have 38 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Motherwell will stay with 25 points like Dundee United to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away against St. Mirren on the 22nd of December with a 32-2 head to head in favor of Celtic (3 draws).
Motherwell will host St. Johnstone on the 18th of December with a 19-17 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (7 draws).
Celtic – Formation
Celtic adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Josip Juranović , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Tom Rogić , Nir Bitton , Callum McGregor , Liel Abada , David Turnbull and James Forrest .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Bain, Stephen Welsh, Anthony Ralston , Liam Shaw, James McCarthy, Ewan Henderson and Michael Johnston .
Celtic could not rely on the presence of M. Johnston (injured).
Substitutions
Celtic made 2 changes: J. Forrest for M. Johnston (18′) and M. Johnston for A. Ralston (78′).
Best player: David Turnbull
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was David Turnbull even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Also Motherwell adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Jake Carroll , Nathan McGinley , Callum Slattery , Barry Maguire , Sean Goss , Kaiyne Woolery , Kevin van Veen and Tony Watt .
These were the players on the bench: Scott Fox, Liam Donnelly , Dean Cornelius, Liam David Grimshaw, Connor Shields , Jordan Roberts and Justin Amaluzor.
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of K. van Veen (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: C. Slattery for L. Donnelly (73′), K. van Veen for C. Shields (73′) and K. Woolery for J. Roberts (87′).
Best player: Liam Kelly
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was the goalkeeper: Liam Kelly. His rating is 8.01. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.