Motherwell vs Celtic

Premiership - 1st Phase 16 Oct 2021, 14:00
Motherwell
Motherwell
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 Fir Park (Motherwell) 👤 W. Collum Round 9

Match report

Celtic beat Motherwell 2-0 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 16 October 2021.

Motherwell failed to register a single shot on target, while Celtic dominated possession with 74% of the ball.

Celtic had 18 shots to Motherwell's 5.

The match was played at Fir Park (Motherwell), with W. Collum in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 26% - 74% Shots 5 - 18 On target 0 - 7 Corners 4 - 8 Fouls 14 - 12 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
David Turnbull
Celtic · 1 goal
8 Jota 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Anthony Ralston 67 passes (84% accurate)
8 Cameron Carter-Vickers 85 passes (87% accurate)
8 Carl Starfelt 80 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
Motherwell stepped it up after the break, with 4 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–10 4–8
Shots On Goal 0–4 0–3
Ball Possession 25–75 —
Corners 2–2 2–6
Attacks 43–50 37–64
Match statistics
2 Substitution 3
80 Attacks 114
50 Dangerous Attacks 68
1 On Target 9
4 Off Target 9
5 Shots Total 18
0 Shots On Goal 7
4 Shots Off Goal 7
1 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 7
14 Fouls 12
4 Corners 8
3 Offsides 2
26% Ball Possession 74%
1 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 0
222 Passes Total 654
132 Passes Accurate 578
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Motherwell · 4-3-3
1 L. Kelly
2 S. O'Donnell 5 B. Mugabi 14 J. Ojala 19 N. McGinley
23 L. Grimshaw 16 C. Slattery 27 S. Goss
28 J. Roberts 32 T. Watt 7 K. Woolery
Celtic · 4-3-3
15 J. Hart
56 A. Ralston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 4 C. Starfelt 23 B. Bolingoli
42 C. McGregor 18 T. Rogic 14 D. Turnbull
11 L. Abada 8 K. Furuhashi 17 Jota
Motherwell
Coach
G. Alexander
Substitutes
  • 12 Scott Fox
  • 22 Liam Donnelly
  • 3 Jake Carroll
  • 21 Sondre Solholm Johansen
  • 8 Mark O'Hara
  • 17 Justin Amaluzor
  • 9 Kevin van Veen
Celtic
Coach
A. Postecoglou
Substitutes
  • 29 Scott Bain
  • 57 Stephen Welsh
  • 5 Liam Scales
  • 6 Nir Bitton
  • 19 Michael Johnston
  • 10 Albian Ajeti
  • 7 Giorgos Giakoumakis
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ K. van Veen ↓ J. Roberts Motherwell
  • 73' ↑ N. Bitton ↓ T. Rogić Celtic
  • 73' ↑ G. Giakoumakis ↓ L. Abada Celtic
  • 77' ↑ J. Amaluzor ↓ L. Grimshaw Motherwell
  • 82' ↑ M. Johnston ↓ K. Furuhashi Celtic
Cards
  • 80' C. Carter-Vickers Celtic
  • 90+3' B. Mugabi Motherwell
Head-to-head
Motherwell 1 3 draws 14 Celtic
2026-05-13 Motherwell vs Celtic 0 - 0
2026-03-14 Celtic vs Motherwell 3 - 1
2025-12-30 Motherwell vs Celtic 2 - 0
2025-10-05 Celtic vs Motherwell 3 - 2
2025-10-04 Celtic vs Motherwell 0 - 0
2025-02-02 Motherwell vs Celtic 1 - 3
Recent form
Motherwell D D L D W
Celtic W D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Motherwell vs Celtic?
Motherwell lost 0-2 against Celtic on 16 October 2021.
Who won Motherwell vs Celtic?
Celtic won the match 2-0.
Where was Motherwell vs Celtic played?
The match was played at Fir Park (Motherwell).
Who had more possession in Motherwell vs Celtic?
Celtic had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.