Celtic defeats Motherwell after recovering from a 4-0 deficit

GLASGOW. Celtic had an impossible comeback against Motherwell.

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Celtic defeats Motherwell after recovering from a 4-0 deficit

GLASGOW. Celtic had an impossible comeback against Motherwell. Celtic was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir with the assistance of David McGeachie and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Celtic

6 - 0

Team 1

Motherwell

  • ! 21 Ball Possession 79
Shots
  • 6 Total 17
  • 0 On Target 9
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 56 Attack 119
  • 29 Dangerous attack 85
  • 57 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 15
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 79% while Motherwell was struggling with a 21% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.​

Motherwell shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celtic shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 1 yellow card (R. Lamie). Regarding the opposition, Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

21'
Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)
40'
44'
Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)A. Ralston
46'
59'
62'
James McCarthy- sub ->T. Rogic
62'
62'
63'
Stephen Welsh- sub ->G. Taylor
63'
63'
68'
76'
77'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
93
5
Livingston
49
5
Rangers
89
5
Hibernian
45
5
Hearts
61
5
St. Mirren
44
5
Aberdeen
41
5
Dundee United
48
5
St. Johnstone
35
5
Motherwell
46
5
Dundee
29
5
Ross County
41
5

After this encounter, Motherwell will stay with 46 points like Livingston to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Celtic will have 93 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
L. Kelly 1.Scotland
4.9
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
6.4
63'
D
Ricki Lamie 4.Scotland
5.8
76'
D
Jake Carroll 3.Republic of Ireland
6.6
M
Victor Nirennold 32.France
6.1
63'
M
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
6.8
M
Dean Cornelius 18.Scotland
6.6
M
Sean Goss 27.England
6.2
46'
F
Callum Slattery  16.England
7.0
F
Joseph Efford 20.United States
6.6
F
Connor Shields 29.Scotland
6.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Matty Connolly 41.Scotland
D
Sam Campbell 30.Scotland
D
J. Ojala 14.Finland
D
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.1
63'
M
Mark O'Hara 8.Scotland
6.5
77'
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
6.4
63'
F
Robert Mahon 45.Republic of Ireland
F
Kevin van Veen 9.Netherlands
6.8
46'
F
K. Woolery 7.England

Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Motherwell made 4 changes: S. Goss for K. van Veen (46′), B. Mugabi for R. Tierney (63′), V. Nirennold for L. Donnelly (63′) and C. Shields for M. O’Hara (77′).

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 15.England
7.1
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.2
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.4
D
Carl Starfelt 4.Sweden
7.1
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.1
63'
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
7.8
62' Goals40'
M
Callum McGregor  42.Scotland
7.3
85'
M
Tom Rogić 18.Australia
6.0
62'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
8.1
62' Goals21', 44'
F
Jota 17.Portugal
9.1
Goals59'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
8.0
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland
7.1
63'
M
James McCarthy 16.Republic of Ireland
6.4
62'
M
N. Bitton 6.Israel
85'
M
Yosuke Ideguchi 21.Japan
6.2
62'
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
8.1
62' Goals68', 90'

Celtic started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Graham Alexander played with: .

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: T. Rogic for J. McCarthy (62′), K. Furuhashi for G. Giakoumakis (62′), D. Turnbull for Y. Ideguchi (62′), G. Taylor for S. Welsh (63′) and C. McGregor for N. Bitton (85′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​