MOTHERWELL. Celtic prevails over Motherwell with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Turnbull (52′) and a goal from J. (17′). Its vastly superior ball possession (74%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who was helped by David Roome and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
- 5 Total 18
- 1 On Target 9
- 4 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 80 Attack 114
- 50 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 74% while Motherwell was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Motherwell shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 1 yellow card (). On the other side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (C. Carter-Vickers).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Motherwell will stay with 14 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Celtic will have 16 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Dundee United on the 23rd of October with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Dundee United (13 draws).
Celtic will host St. Johnstone on the 23rd of October with a 31-4 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (7 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
90'
77'
Motherwell adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Juhani Ojala , Nathan McGinley , Liam David Grimshaw , Callum Slattery , Sean Goss , Jordan Roberts , Tony Watt and Kaiyne Woolery .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Liam Donnelly, Jake Carroll, Sondre Solholm Johansen, Mark O’Hara, Justin Amaluzor and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 2 changes: J. Roberts for K. van Veen (63′) and L. Grimshaw for J. Amaluzor (77′).
Best player: Juhani Ojala
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Juhani Ojala.
His rating is with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
52'
Also Celtic adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Anthony Ralston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Boli Bolingoli , Callum McGregor , Tom Rogić , David Turnbull , Liel Abada , Kyogo Furuhashi and Jota .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Scott Bain, Stephen Welsh, Liam Scales, Nir Bitton , Michael Johnston , Albian Ajeti and Giorgos Giakoumakis .
Substitutions
Celtic made 3 changes: L. Abada for G. Giakoumakis (73′), T. Rogic for N. Bitton (74′) and K. Furuhashi for M. Johnston (82′).
Best player: David Turnbull
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was David Turnbull.
His rating is with 1 goal, 82 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Hibernian – Dundee United – 0-3
- Motherwell – Celtic – 0-2
- Rangers – Hearts – 1-1
- Ross County – St. Mirren – 2-3
- St. Johnstone – Livingston – 0-3
