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Celtic 1–1 Motherwell

Saturday 22 April 2023, 15:00 · Celtic Park · Round 33 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee John Beaton · Attendance 58,145

Celtic McGregor 24'

Motherwell van Veen 55'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	Motherwell
Goals	1	1
xG	2.04	0.81
Expected Points	2.25	0.53

Celtic 68%Draw 22%Motherwell 11%

Most likely score 2–1, 13%. Final score 1–1, 12%.

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

2.04 −0.39xG0.81 −0.45

1.26 −1.21xG on target1.88 +0.76

16 −3Shots6 −6

5 −2.3Shots on target3 −0.5

5 +1.6Big chances1 −0.7

52 +10Touches in the opposition box6 −11

78% +6Possession22% −26

774 +108Passes222 −129

87% 0Pass accuracy53% −14

96% +15Field tilt4% −44

116 +32Final-third entries15 −19

33 +8.0Box entries3 −5.6

5.4 −4.0Passes per defensive action31.6 +17.9

13 +5.5Corners3 −1.9

19 +5Tackles19 +2

4 −4.2Interceptions10 +1.1

6 −8Clearances39 +21

2 +0.5Saves4 +1.2

7 −4Fouls7 −6

0 −2.5Offsides1 −0.8

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

1.55 12 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.14 3 shots, 0 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.31 1 shot, 1 goal

0.49 4 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.36 2 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–01–1

Level: 67 min (68%) · Celtic 1.64, Motherwell 0.50 xG
Celtic ahead: 31 min (32%) · Celtic 0.40, Motherwell 0.31 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

65' Mooy for Iwata
65' Oh for Haksabanovic
79' Vata for O'Riley
87' Turnbull for Taylor

Motherwell substitutes

51' Blaney for Casey
79' Miller for Paton
80' O'Donnell for Furlong
90+3' Aitchison for Slattery

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Johnston	RB	90			0.03	0.15	2	0.24	8	3
Carter-Vickers	CB	90			0.25	0.02	0	0.11	7	2
Starfelt	CB	90			0.17	0.02	0	0.33	25	5
Taylor	LB	87			0.00	0.07	0	0.05	6	0
McGregor	DM	90	1		0.05	0.35	2	0.34	12	5
Iwata	DM	65		1	0.00	0.12	2	0.09	4	1
Haksabanovic	RW	65			0.08	0.15	1	0.17	10	5
O'Riley	AM	79			0.02	0.80	5	0.41	7	6
Maeda	LW	90			0.38	0.38	0	0.23	7	1
Furuhashi	ST	90			0.38	0.04	0	0.07	2	1
Mooy	MF	25			0.00	0.56	2	0.17	2	0
Oh	FW	25			0.67	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Vata	FW	11			0.00	0.54	2	0.26	4	0
Turnbull	MF	3			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	1	0

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
McGinn	CB	90			0.26	0.00	0	0.01	0	7
Butcher	CB	90			0.10	0.00	0	0.01	1	13
Casey	CB	51			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	6
Johnston	RWB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.02	2	8
Goss	CM	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	1	7
Slattery	CM	90		1	0.00	0.00	1	0.03	3	3
Furlong	LWB	80			0.00	0.24	1	0.00	1	10
Paton	AM	79			0.00	0.00	0	−0.03	1	4
Spittal	ST	90			0.00	0.00	1	0.01	2	0
van Veen	ST	90	1		0.42	0.03	1	0.08	4	4
Blaney	DF	39			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	8
Miller	MF	11			0.03	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
O'Donnell	DF	10			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Aitchison	MF	0			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

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
Johnston	Haksabanovic	24
Starfelt	Taylor	24
Carter-Vickers	Johnston	23
McGregor	Johnston	21
Starfelt	McGregor	20

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
Johnston	McGinn	6
McGinn	Goss	6
Goss	McGinn	4
McGinn	Slattery	3
Goss	Johnston	3

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

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 32 matches

Motherwell

Against its average of 32 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.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Motherwell
11th	1%	<1%	−1

From the forecast before the match (22 April 2023): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	Motherwell
Expected goals	3.02	0.53
Win	86%	4%
Expected Points	2.69	0.21
Clean sheet	59%	5%

Celtic 86%Draw 10%Motherwell 4%

Most likely score 3–0, 13%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 22 April 2023: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Celtic win	Draw	Motherwell win
Motherwell
11th	1%	1%	<1%	–

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Celtic

Motherwell

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

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	Motherwell
Position	1st	8th
Played	32	32
Won, drawn, lost	30–⁠1–⁠1	10–⁠6–⁠16
Points	91 (2.84 per game)	36 (1.12 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.42	1.29
Goals	102–⁠24	43–⁠47
xG per game	2.43–⁠0.66	1.26–⁠1.38
Home: points, xG per game	3.00, 2.39–⁠0.55	0.94, 1.28–⁠1.21
Away: points, xG per game	2.69, 2.47–⁠0.77	1.31, 1.24–⁠1.56
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (70)	Stuart Kettlewell (8)

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	+117%	−60%	−10%	+10%
Counter-attacks	+63%	−86%	+52%	+2%
Set pieces	+29%	−50%	−10%	+7%
Penalties	+8%	+8%	+8%	−38%
Headers	+55%	−35%	−26%	+28%
Left side	+73%	−54%	+2%	+1%
Centre	+121%	−58%	−16%	+22%
Right side	+66%	−64%	−2%	−4%

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+73%−4%Centre+121%+22%Right side+66%+1%Open play+117%+10%Counter-attacks+63%+2%Set pieces+29%+7%Headers+55%+28%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdCeltic concededLeft side+2%−64%Centre−16%−58%Right side−2%−54%Open play−10%−60%Counter-attacks+52%−86%Set pieces−10%−50%Headers−26%−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

2.43xG1.26

0.66xG against1.38

72%Possession48%

18.9Shots11.7

6.5Shots against12.2

7.3Shots on target3.5

3.4Big chances1.7

42.0Touches in the opposition box16.8

666Passes351

87%Pass accuracy66%

7.5Corners4.9

80%Field tilt48%

83.6Final-third entries34.4

25.0Box entries8.6

9.4Passes per defensive action13.7

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	29	2.32	0.62
Ahead	55	2.47	0.70
Behind	6	2.56	0.47

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	37	1.34	1.73
Ahead	24	1.25	1.00
Behind	30	1.17	1.26

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.33	0.10	19–3
16–30	0.33	0.06	11–1
31–45	0.45	0.16	18–7
46–60	0.39	0.14	17–7
61–75	0.28	0.10	11–2
76–90	0.65	0.09	26–4

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.11	0.21	5–5
16–30	0.17	0.23	6–8
31–45	0.23	0.22	7–5
46–60	0.24	0.22	11–7
61–75	0.26	0.24	5–16
76–90	0.24	0.26	9–6

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 (29), 4-2-3-1 (3)

Motherwell

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (11), 4-3-3 (8), 3-4-1-2 (7), 4-4-2 (2), 5-3-2 (1), 3-5-2 (1), 4-5-1 (1), 4-1-4-1 (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
9 November 2022	Motherwell	1–2	Celtic	xG 0.47–1.43
1 October 2022	Celtic	2–1	Motherwell	xG 3.50–0.35
14 May 2022	Celtic	6–0	Motherwell	xG 2.32–0.90
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

9 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 9, Motherwell won 0, and 0 were drawn. Goals 26–4 and xG 2.24–0.62 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Giakoumakis	4	685	6	1	0.87	0.09
Abada	10	1,255	10	4	0.53	0.42
Jota	22	1,859	11	10	0.48	0.42
Furuhashi	27	1,990	23	2	0.81	0.05

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
van Veen	30	2,636	19	1	0.55	0.08
McKinstry	10	1,050	4	1	0.16	0.16
Tierney	4	574	2	0	0.19	0.10
Spittal	30	2,321	4	6	0.11	0.17

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