GLASGOW. Celtic beat Motherwell to win 2-1. It was Celtic to strike first with a goal of K. Furuhashi at the 16′. Then it was an own goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Hatate gave the win to Celtic in the 64′ minute with a goal. Celtic was truly better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Celtic remained with 10 players after received a red card in the 89′.

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the help of Dougie Potter and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Celtic

2 - 1

Motherwell

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 143 Attack 61
  • 73 Dangerous attack 27
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 70% while Motherwell was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match​.

Celtic shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Celtic received 1 yellow card (S. Welsh). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (R. Lamie, and M. Penney).

(Celtic) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (89′).

Match Timeline

Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)
16'
27'
36'
42'
Stephen Welsh- Yellow
52'
60'
Reo Hatate(goal)
64'
64'
65'
65'
70'
80'
80'
80'
Callum McGregor- Red
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, Celtic will have 21 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Motherwell will stay with 10 points like St. Johnstone to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away against Rangers on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Motherwell will play away agasint Livingston on the 2nd of January with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
6.8
D
Josip Juranović 88.Croatia
6.9
D
Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland
6.5
52'
D
Moritz Jenz 6.Germany
7.3
D
Greg Taylor 3.Scotland
6.6
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
6.3
65'
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
6.8
89'
M
Reo Hatate 41.Japan
7.4
90' 64'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
7.0
64'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
7.1
80' 16'
F
Jota 17.Portugal
7.5
90'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Siegrist 31.Switzerland
D
Anthony Ralston 56.Scotland
D
Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
M
Aaron Mooy 13.Australia
90'
M
Sead Haksabanovic 9.Montenegro
80'
M
David Turnbull 14.Scotland
6.9
65'
M
Oliver Abildgaard 28.Denmark
90'
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
6.8
64'

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

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart (6.8), Josip Juranović (6.9), Stephen Welsh (6.5), Moritz Jenz (7.3), Greg Taylor (6.6), Matt O’Riley (6.3), Callum McGregor (6.8), Reo Hatate (7.4), Daizen Maeda (7.0), Kyogo Furuhashi (7.1) and Jota (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Siegrist, Anthony Ralston, Alexandro Bernabei, James Forrest, Aaron Mooy, Sead Hakšabanović, David Turnbull (6.9), Oliver Abildgaard and Liel Abada (6.8).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: D. Maeda for L. Abada (64′), M. O’Riley for D. Turnbull (65′), K. Furuhashi for S. Haksabanovic (80′), Jota for A. Mooy (90′) and R. Hatate for O. Abildgaard (90′).

Best player: Jota​

The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was Jota even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 36 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
Liam Kelly 1.Scotland
6.4
D
Paul McGinn 16.Scotland
6.3
D
Sondre Solholm Johansen 15.Norway
7.3
D
Ricki Lamie 4.Scotland
6.7
27'
D
Matthew Penney 24.England
6.4
60'
M
Barry Maguire 6.Scotland
6.9
M
Sean Goss 27.England
6.8
80'
M
Dean Cornelius 18.Scotland
6.7
70'
M
Connor Shields 29.Scotland
6.2
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
6.6
80'
F
Kevin van Veen 9.Netherlands
6.6
65' 42'
Substitutes
G
Aston Oxborough 13.England
D
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
M
L. Miller 38.Scotland
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
80'
M
Stuart McKinstry 17.Scotland
6.7
70'
M
Josh Morris 23.England
80'
F
Louis Moult 21.England
6.2
65'

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

Steven Hammell played with: Liam Kelly (6.4), Paul McGinn (6.3), Sondre Solholm Johansen (7.3), Ricki Lamie (6.7), Matt Penney (6.4), Barry Maguire (6.9), Sean Goss (6.8), Connor Shields (6.2), Dean Cornelius (6.7), Blair Spittal (6.6) and Kevin van Veen (6.6).

They had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Stephen O’Donnell, Bevis Mugabi, Lennon Miller, Ross Tierney, Stuart McKinstry (6.7), Josh Morris, Luca Ross and Louis Moult (6.2).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 4 changes: K. van Veen for L. Moult (65′), D. Cornelius for S. McKinstry (70′), S. Goss for J. Morris (80′) and B. Spittal for R. Tierney (80′).

Best player: Sondre Solholm Johansen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Sondre Solholm Johansen.

His rating is (7.3) with 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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