Celtic 3-2 Motherwell — Scottish Premiership, 5 Oct 2025
Celtic beat Motherwell 3-2 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 7 on 5 October 2025 at Celtic Park, Glasgow. K. Iheanacho, A. Stamatelopoulos, B. Nygren, Daizen Maeda got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Celtic have won 4 and Motherwell 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Celtic Park · Glasgow·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-028'Penalty
- 1-140'assist: T. Maswanhise
- Half-time1-1
- 54'VARPenalty confirmed
- 1-256'Penalty
- 59'out: B. Nygren
- 60'
- 60'
- 64'
- 68'
- 2-269'
- 72'Foul
- 76'
- 78'
- 80'
- 3-290'assist: M. Balikwisha
- 90+8'Time wasting
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Celtic
- 8.2Benjamin NygrenF
- 7.5Cameron Carter-VickersD
- 7.3Callum McGregorM
- 7.3Michel Ange BalikwishaF
- 7.2Reo HatateF
- 7.2Anthony RalstonD
- 7.2Kieran TierneyD
- 7.0James ForrestM
- 6.9Liam ScalesD
- 6.9Daizen MaedaF
- 6.7Kasper SchmeichelG
- 6.7Kelechi IheanachoF
- 6.5Luke McCowanM
- 6.2Sebastian TounektiM
- 6.2Arne EngelsM
- 5.9Marcelo SaracchiD
Motherwell
- 8.5Apostolos StamatelopoulosF
- 8.3Calum WardG
- 7.3Elliot WattM
- 7.2Tawanda MaswanhiseM
- 6.9Ibrahim SaidM
- 6.9Lukas FadingerM
- 6.7Oscar PriestmanM
- 6.5Detlef Esapa OsongF
- 6.5John KoutroumbisD
- 6.3Regan Charles-CookM
- 6.2Emmanuel LongeloD
- 6.2Liam GordonD
- 6.2Stephen O'DonnellD
- 5.9Paul McGinnD
Line-ups
Motherwell4-2-3-1
Celtic4-3-3
GlobalScoreX
Substitutes
CelticBrendan Rodgers
Substitutes
- 63Kieran Tierney64'D7.2
- 49James Forrest60'M7.0
- 8B. Nygren69'59'F8.2
- 28P. BernardoM
- 27Arne Engels72'60'M6.2
- 12Viljami SinisaloG
- 10M. Balikwisha78'F7.3
- 24J. KennyF
- 47Dane MurrayD
MotherwellJens Berthel Askou
Substitutes
- 11A. HallidayM
- 1A. OxboroughG
- 2S. O'Donnell68'D6.2
- 5Kofi BalmerD
- 25Oscar Priestman80'M6.7
- 24D. E. Osong76'F6.5
- 28Luca RossF
- 42R. McColm
- 39Z. McAllisterM
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
16Total shots5
9Shots on target3
5Shots off target1
2Blocked shots1
10Corners0
2Offsides2
17Fouls12
2Yellow cards0
1Goalkeeper saves6
587Total passes370
512Accurate passes296
87%Pass accuracy80%
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Michel Ange Balikwisha | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Reo Hatate | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Anthony Ralston | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Kieran Tierney | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| James Forrest | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Scales | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Daizen Maeda | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 78 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Luke McCowan | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Arne Engels | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
Motherwell
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 8.5 |
| Calum Ward | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Elliot Watt | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ibrahim Said | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Lukas Fadinger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Oscar Priestman | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| John Koutroumbis | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Regan Charles-Cook | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Liam Gordon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Paul McGinn | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
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