Celtic host Motherwell at Paradise on Saturday. Neil Lennon’s side returned to winning ways in midweek and consolidated their position in second spot. They will be looking to build on that performance, whilst Motherwell have picked up their form with two consecutive wins lifting the Steelmen above Ross County and Kilmarnock into ninth place.
Graham Alexander has done a good job since taking the reins at Fir Park. After taking a credible point against St Mirren, a poor offside decision robbed him of victory against Rangers. The ‘Well were then defeated at Pittodrie, but put up a good fight with ten men, before beating Ross County and Dundee United.
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The new boss now has the unenviable task of breaking Motherwell’s 20 game duck against the champions. That incredible statistic stretches all the way back to 19 December 2015, when a double from Louis Mount cancelled out Nir Bitton’s strike to give the club a rare victory at Celtic Park.
The two teams met three times in 2020. Celtic racked up 11 goals in those meetings, to Motherwell’s one: 8 Nov Motherwell 1-4 Celtic, 30 Aug Celtic 3-0 Motherwell, 5 Feb Motherwell 0-4 Celtic. Prior to those games, Celtic beat Motherwell 2-0 and 5-2 in the other clashes of season 2019/2020.
The rest of Celtic’s incredible unbeaten run against the Steelmen is detailed below:
2018/2019 – Sun 24 Feb Celtic 4-1 Motherwell, Sat 23 Feb Celtic 0-0 Motherwell, Wed 19 Dec Celtic 3-0 Motherwell, Wed 05 Dec Motherwell 1-1 Celtic, Sat 27 Oct Celtic 0-0 Motherwell
2017/2018 – Sun 18 Mar Motherwell 0-0 Celtic, Sat 02 Dec Celtic 5-1 Motherwell, Wed 29 Nov Motherwell 1-1 Celtic, Sat 21 Oct Motherwell 0-0 Celtic
2016/2017 – Sat 18 Feb Celtic 0-0 Motherwell, Sat 03 Dec Motherwell 3-4 Celtic League, Sat 15 Oct Celtic 2-0 Motherwell, Wed 10 Aug Celtic 5-0 Motherwell
2015/2016 – Sun 15 May Celtic 7-0 Motherwell League, Sat 09 Apr Motherwell 1-2 Celtic, Sat 19 Dec Celtic 1-2 Motherwell
Saturday’s match kicks off at 3pm and is live on Celtic TV to all virtual season pass holders.
