Motherwell vs Celtic Prediction: An exciting matchup

Motherwell takes on Celtic in the round 15 match of the Scottish Premiership. We provide the full match analysis in the below paragraphs.

Motherwell will be eager to break their 22-game winless streak against Celtic in the league this weekend. After losing to Hearts by a score of 3-2 in their previous Premiership match, Motherwell will be looking to bounce back here. Louis Moult (61 minutes) and Blair Spittal (79 minutes) scored for Motherwell. Hearts got goals from Andy Halliday (45 and 47 minutes) and Lawrence Shankland (89 minutes). In recent games, Motherwell's defense has rarely held up for the full 90 minutes. Motherwell's defense has been poor recently, conceding 12 goals in their last 6 matches. It's also worth noting that the home team has yet to win a league game in its last four matches.

Celtic will enter this game on the heels of a 4-2 Premiership victory over Dundee United. Four players scored for Celtic; Sead Hakabanovi (6'), 34', Kyogo Furuhashi, and 92' Liel Abada. In contrast, Dundee United had 6 shots with 3 on target. Dundee United won 2-0 thanks to goals from Steven Fletcher (12') and Dylan Levitt (87'). Five of Celtic's last six matches have seen three or more goals scored. During that span, there have been 4.67 goals scored per game on average, with Celtic averaging 2.83 of those goals per contest. 

In light of everything, Celtic should be able to score multiple goals against Motherwell, who will have a tough time finding the back of the net. Consequently, we predict a resounding away league victory for Celtic.