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Celtic 6–0 Motherwell

Saturday 14 May 2022, 12:15 · Celtic Park · Round 38 · Half-time 3–0 · Referee Alan James Muir · Attendance 58,953

Celtic Furuhashi 21', 43', Turnbull 40', Jota 59', Giakoumakis 68', 90+1'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	Motherwell
Goals	6	0
xG	2.32	0.90
Expected Points	2.37	0.44

Celtic 73%Draw 19%Motherwell 8%

Most likely score 2–1, 14%. Final score 6–0, <1%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

CelticMotherwell

2.32 −0.16xG0.90 −0.12

3.94 +1.56xG on target0.20 −0.85

15 −5Shots6 −4

8 +1.2Shots on target1 −2.4

6 +2.2Big chances2 +0.7

45 +8Touches in the opposition box13 −5

79% +10Possession21% −21

691 +47Passes187 −113

91% +4Pass accuracy61% 0

90% +12Field tilt10% −29

93 +19Final-third entries11 −17

26 +4.1Box entries6 −1.5

7.6 −3Passes per defensive action42.7 +29

15 +5.9Corners3 −1.4

12 0Tackles21 +6

5 −2.9Interceptions7 −3.6

11 −4Clearances37 +15

1 −0.5Saves2 −1.3

16 +4Fouls6 −9

3 +1.1Offsides1 −0.7

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Celtic

Motherwell

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

CelticMotherwell

2.02 10 shots, 5 goalsOpen play0.47 3 shots, 0 goals

0.30 5 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.42 3 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–01–03–04–05–0

Level: 21 min (23%) · Celtic 0.13, Motherwell 0.00 xG
Celtic ahead: 71 min (77%) · Celtic 2.20, Motherwell 0.90 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

62' McCarthy for Rogic
62' Ideguchi for Turnbull
62' Giakoumakis for Furuhashi · goal 68', goal 90+1'
63' Welsh for Taylor
85' Bitton for McGregor

Motherwell substitutes

46' van Veen for Goss
63' Donnelly for Nirennold
63' Tierney for Mugabi
77' O'Hara for Shields

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	1
Ralston	RB	90		1	0.08	0.54	1	0.43	12	0
Carter-Vickers	CB	90			0.00	0.05	0	0.20	9	2
Starfelt	CB	90			0.14	0.05	0	0.13	4	5
Taylor	LB	63			0.02	0.23	1	0.26	10	2
Rogic	CM	62			0.00	0.05	1	−0.02	2	2
McGregor	CM	85			0.00	0.07	1	0.06	4	2
Turnbull	CM	62	1		0.12	0.15	2	0.18	4	1
Jota	RW	90	1		0.39	0.84	2	0.35	11	3
Furuhashi	ST	62	2		0.29	0.07	0	0.08	1	1
Maeda	LW	90		3	0.31	0.38	3	0.12	3	4
McCarthy	MF	28			0.03	0.02	0	0.00	3	1
Ideguchi	MF	28			0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	0	0
Giakoumakis	FW	28	2		0.94	0.00	0	−0.01	1	0
Welsh	DF	27			0.00	0.02	0	0.02	1	4
Bitton	DF	5			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	3	2
Mugabi	CB	63	0.39	0.00	0	0.00	0	7
Lamie	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	12
Carroll	CB	90	0.00	0.75	3	0.09	2	8
Nirennold	RWB	63	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	3
Cornelius	CM	90	0.14	0.01	0	0.01	1	6
Goss	CM	46	0.00	0.12	1	−0.01	0	3
O'Donnell	LWB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.06	2	10
Slattery	AM	90	0.03	0.02	0	0.01	1	8
Shields	ST	77	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	3
Efford	ST	90	0.34	0.07	1	0.09	0	0
van Veen	FW	44	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	2	1
Donnelly	MF	27	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Tierney	MF	27	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	2
O'Hara	MF	13	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Celtic

Motherwell

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Starfelt	Carter-Vickers	33
Carter-Vickers	Ralston	23
Starfelt	Taylor	21
Carter-Vickers	Starfelt	20
Taylor	Starfelt	17

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
O'Donnell	Efford	5
Goss	Carroll	4
Kelly	O'Donnell	4
Goss	Slattery	4
Donnelly	Kelly	4

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 37 matches

Motherwell

Against its average of 37 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Celtic

Motherwell

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	Motherwell
Expected goals	2.84	0.53
Win	84%	4%
Expected Points	2.64	0.24
Clean sheet	59%	6%

Celtic 84%Draw 11%Motherwell 4%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 14 May 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

Celtic

Motherwell

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	Motherwell
Position	1st	4th
Played	37	37
Won, drawn, lost	28–⁠6–⁠3	12–⁠10–⁠15
Points	90 (2.43 per game)	46 (1.24 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.42	1.13
Goals	86–⁠22	42–⁠55
xG per game	2.48–⁠0.59	1.02–⁠1.37
Home: points, xG per game	2.67, 2.94–⁠0.50	1.63, 1.05–⁠1.35
Away: points, xG per game	2.21, 2.04–⁠0.68	0.83, 0.98–⁠1.40
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (37)	Graham Alexander (55)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Celtic		Motherwell
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+132%	−54%	−21%	+14%
Counter-attacks	+136%	−67%	−31%	−4%
Set pieces	+49%	−38%	+10%	+5%
Penalties	+33%	−62%	−43%	+33%
Headers	+105%	−35%	+13%	−17%
Left side	+71%	−57%	average	+20%
Centre	+155%	−47%	−4%	+2%
Right side	+64%	−50%	−42%	+20%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdMotherwell concededLeft side+71%+20%Centre+155%+2%Right side+64%+20%Open play+132%+14%Counter-attacks+136%−4%Set pieces+49%+5%Headers+105%−17%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdCeltic concededLeft sideaverage−50%Centre−4%−47%Right side−42%−57%Open play−21%−54%Counter-attacks−31%−67%Set pieces+10%−38%Headers+13%−35%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

CelticMotherwell

2.48xG1.02

0.59xG against1.37

69%Possession42%

19.9Shots10.5

6.8Shots against13.3

6.8Shots on target3.4

3.8Big chances1.3

36.5Touches in the opposition box18.0

644Passes300

86%Pass accuracy61%

9.1Corners4.4

78%Field tilt39%

73.7Final-third entries28.2

21.9Box entries7.5

10.3Passes per defensive action13.3

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	38	2.32	0.56
Ahead	47	2.61	0.64
Behind	5	2.49	0.35

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	40	0.97	1.35
Ahead	20	0.95	1.21
Behind	30	1.12	1.51

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.34	0.12	11–3
16–30	0.46	0.07	24–4
31–45	0.50	0.07	15–2
46–60	0.25	0.11	11–5
61–75	0.36	0.13	10–7
76–90	0.56	0.10	15–1

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.14	0.23	7–7
16–30	0.14	0.19	7–11
31–45	0.11	0.21	3–15
46–60	0.26	0.26	11–7
61–75	0.20	0.20	7–7
76–90	0.17	0.28	7–8

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (33), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-3-1-2 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

Motherwell

Formations: 4-3-3 (30), 3-4-3 (4), 3-4-1-2 (1), 4-3-1-2 (1), 3-4-2-1 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
6 February 2022	Motherwell	0–4	Celtic	xG 0.24–2.79
12 December 2021	Celtic	1–0	Motherwell	xG 2.45–0.75
16 October 2021	Motherwell	0–2	Celtic	xG 0.54–1.18
6 February 2021	Celtic	2–1	Motherwell	xG 1.57–0.42
8 November 2020	Motherwell	1–4	Celtic	xG 1.66–2.84
30 August 2020	Celtic	3–0	Motherwell	xG 2.06–0.22

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 6, Motherwell won 0, and 0 were drawn. Goals 16–2 and xG 2.15–0.64 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Furuhashi	15	1,154	10	0	0.82	0.14
Giakoumakis	11	1,033	11	1	0.78	0.14
Abada	24	2,186	10	6	0.54	0.32
Jota	24	2,117	9	10	0.29	0.42

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Watt	18	1,598	9	0	0.35	0.06
van Veen	24	2,239	9	4	0.30	0.10
Efford	10	849	2	1	0.23	0.06
Roberts	7	721	2	0	0.19	0.08

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.