Motherwell v Celtic Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

Celtic, the in-form team of the trio chasing Scottish Premiership glory, will be looking to make it six league wins in a row when they visit Fir Park to take on Motherwell.

Martin O'Neill's Bhoys may just have timed their run to perfection, though any slip-up at Well could help hand Hearts the crown before the top two meet at Celtic Park on Saturday.

And given that the Steelmen have taken points off both Rangers and the Jambos since the split, there is no way Celtic will be taking them lightly.

Motherwell v Celtic Tips Summary

Best Bet - Double Chance/Goals range - Motherwell or Draw/1-5 goals @ 7/4
Alternative Bet - Corners race to 7 - Neither @ 20/21
Bet Builder - Over 4 cards, Emmanuel Longelo 1+ shots, Callum McGregor 2+ shots & 1st half result - Draw @ 6/1

Motherwell v Celtic Prediction

Best Bet: Double Chance/Goals range - Motherwell or Draw/1-5 goals @ 7/4

The Scottish Premiership title scrap has not been short of twists and turns in recent weeks and don't be surprised if there is another one to come.

Motherwell, with a place in next season's Conference League within their grasp, have been a breath of fresh air this season under Jens Berthel Askou.

They have lost only twice at home, where they boast a better defensive record than even Celtic do on their own patch, and in recent weeks they have derailed Gers' title bid by winning 3-2 at Ibrox and dented Hearts' by holding the leaders to a 1-1 draw.

All of which has invited Celtic back into the mix and they look strong, but they haven't yet returned to Fir Park, where they lost 2-0 earlier in the season.

This is not a vintage Bhoys side, as has been well chronicled, whereas the Steelmen are genuine improvers.

Take the home side not to lose, while to nick a bigger price (a risk well worth taking) look at the Double Chance/Goals Range market.

Alternative Bet: Corners race to 7 - Neither @ 20/21

When Motherwell lost 3-1 at Celtic in March, the match produced just five corners.

When Bhoys lost 2-0 at Fir Park on their last visit on December 30th there were even fewer flag-kicks, four in total.

This is a colossal fixture for both clubs which may not be wide open with a corner count to match. Go for neither side to reach seven in the Corners Race market.

Motherwell v Celtic Bet Builder Tip

• Over 4 cards

• Emmanuel Longelo 1+ shots

• Callum McGregor 2+ shots

• 1st half result - Draw

  Pays 6/1

There have been 16 cards in Well's three games since the split - 5.3 per game - and 20 in Celtic's three, 6.6 per game.

The stakes are high, tempers are getting frayed, so expect cards at Fir Park, with five or more suggested as the way into the bet builder.

Full-back Emmanuel Longelo, Well's recently crowned April Player of the Month, has scored nine goals this season and has been a constant threat down his flank.

Take the ex-West Ham man to manage at least one shot against the Hoops.

On the other side, and given Celtic will be doing the lion's share of attacking, take Callum McGregor to get two efforts away. He has had 10 shots in his last five outings.

Motherwell's outstanding home record this season tells us they don't concede many.

They have been level at half time in 16 matches - only St Mirren have been all square at the break more often - and can be on level terms at the interval once more.

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Key Match Stats

• Celtic have won six of their last seven meetings with Motherwell and have lost only one of the previous 37 meetings

• Motherwell have won just one of their last eight matches, however, that was 3-2 at Rangers

• Celtic have won five SPL matches in a row culminating in Sunday's critical come-from-behind 3-1 triumph over Rangers

• Motherwell have kept 17 clean sheets in the Premiership, more than any other side

• Martin O'Neill's Bhoys collect an average 5.8 corners per away game, two more than Motherwell win at home (3.8)

• Just 28 per cent of Well's league home games (5/18) have produced over 2.5 goals

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