FM Preview: Motherwell v Celtic 29 Sep 2012

Last updated : 28 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Motherwell v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Bhoys have winning an impressive 76 games, and losing 32.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fir Park was less than a year ago, in April 2012, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 22 Apr Motherwell 0 - 3 Celtic Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 25 Feb Celtic 1 - 0 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sun 06 Nov Motherwell 1 - 2 Celtic Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Celtic 4 - 0 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 21 May Motherwell 0 - 3 Celtic Scottish F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sun 15 May Celtic 4 - 0 Motherwell Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sun 27 Feb Motherwell 2 - 0 Celtic Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Motherwell's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While 'Well have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Celtic's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bhoys, and 3 goals against.

Motherwell are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 7 games giving them a return of 13 points.

Celtic's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Motherwell 6 2 2 2 10 9 8
Celtic 6 3 2 1 11 5 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Motherwell. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Motherwell Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Celtic 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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