Motherwell vs Celtic - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams vying to drawback losing streaks volition conscionable astatine Fir Park connected Sunday, erstwhile Motherwell big Celtic successful the Scottish Premiership. 

The hosts person mislaid their past 3 league fixtures, portion the visitors person been defeated successful their past 3 matches crossed each competitions.

Match preview

Motherwell initially made a beardown commencement to the 2026-27 season, remaining undefeated successful their opening six matches with 4 wins and 2 draws. 

However, Alfred Johansson yet tasted decision for the archetypal clip arsenic Motherwell manager successful the Scottish League Cup 2nd round, suffering a daze 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Stenhousemuir. 

That decision marked the opening of a downturn successful signifier for the Steelmen, subsequently enduring back-to-back defeats to Freiburg successful the Conference League playoff qualifying round. 

Although they initially bounced backmost with a gully against St Mirren and triumph against Dundee United, Johansson's broadside person since fallen to 3 consecutive defeats for the 2nd clip this season. 

Those results person seen Motherwell driblet to eighth successful the standings with 8 points, meaning the Steelmen present clasp conscionable a 2 constituent pb implicit 11th-placed Falkirk and 3 points supra Kilmarnock astatine the bottommost of the standings.

The Steelmen person conceded 7 goals and scored conscionable erstwhile during that tally of losses, leaving Johansson anxious to spot improvements successful show and effect erstwhile they instrumentality connected Celtic. 

Motherwell volition effort to capitalise connected Celtic's existent crisis, with the Bhoys likewise heading into Sunday's fixture disconnected the backmost of 3 consecutive defeats. 

The archetypal of those defeats saw Celtic endure their archetypal home nonaccomplishment of the campaign, with Old Firm rivals Rangers handing the Bhoys a miserable 3-0 decision successful the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals. 

Celtic followed that effect with back-to-back defeats astatine Celtic Park, losing 3-1 to Ferencvaros successful the Europa League earlier different decision to Rangers, losing 1-0 successful the Scottish Premiership. 

Martin O'Neill is, consequently, starting to travel nether expanding pressure, particularly aft the humiliating 5-1 nonaccomplishment to LASK Linz successful the 2nd limb of their Champions League playoff qualifying circular earlier this season, which saw Celtic squander a 4-0 pb to endure elimination from the competition.

Despite their ongoing struggles, the Bhoys volition beryllium capable to gully assurance from their caller grounds against Motherwell, having mislaid conscionable 1 of their past 38 clashes with the Steelmen.

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Team News

Motherwell are anticipated to beryllium without Callum Hendry, Johnny Koutroumbis, Jordan McGhee, Paul McGinn and Oscar Priestman owed to ongoing wounded issues. 

The Steelmen person scored conscionable erstwhile successful their past 3 matches, and Johansson whitethorn opt to alteration the attacking lineup successful hunt of improved output connected Sunday.

Meanwhile, Celtic are expected to beryllium without Alistair Johnston, Callum Osmand and Jota owed to injury, portion Benjamin Nygren is simply a uncertainty owed to a virus. 

Celtic unsuccessfully switched to a 3-4-2-1 successful the nonaccomplishment to Rangers past clip out, and O'Neill whitethorn determine to revert to a 4-2-3-1 for the clash with Motherwell arsenic the Bhoys purpose to extremity their losing run.

Motherwell imaginable starting lineup:

Paulsen; Sparrow, Girdwood-Reich, Moormann, Longelo; Fadinger, Hodge; Maswanhise, Lowry, Vogt; Charles-Cook

Celtic imaginable starting lineup:

Sinisalo; Donovan, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Tierney; McGregor, Baur; Hassan, Tounekti, Duran; Hogh

We say: Motherwell 1-3 Celtic

Celtic whitethorn beryllium enduring a hard run, but the Bhoys person a superb grounds successful this fixture, and with the hosts besides connected a losing streak, we are predicting the Bhoys to win.

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