Motherwell are one of Scottish football’s established names, founded in 1886 and still based at Fir Park Stadium. They sit third in the Premiership in the 2026-27 season, with four points from the opening two league rounds, a position that carries more interest than certainty at this stage.
The squad is sizeable and young: 37 players with an average age of 23, and a market value of around £13m according to Transfermarkt. Lukas Fadinger has made the clearest early scoring mark with three goals, while Regan Charles-Cook, Tawanda Maswanhise, Martin Moormann and Ibrahim Said have each added one.
Their recent league run has been mixed but not without substance: a 0-0 draw with Falkirk followed away wins at Hibernian, first 2-1 and then 1-0. Celtic have already found them awkward enough in a 3-2 win at Fir Park, while a 1-1 draw with Hearts and a 1-0 defeat at Falkirk point to a side still settling into its rhythm.
The early home numbers are austere, with Motherwell averaging no goals scored or conceded at Fir Park, while their away form has carried more threat at two goals per match. Their season has also included the League Cup second round and the third qualifying round of the Conference League.
For Celtic supporters, Motherwell remain a familiar Premiership opponent: competitive, relatively young, and currently well placed in the table, though the league campaign is still in its opening stretch.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Celtic hold the clear attacking edge: they set the league benchmark for goals, while Motherwell’s scoring sits in the lower half. Defensively the gap is narrower, with Motherwell conceding at a strong early-season rate, but Celtic’s ability to generate far more threat home and away makes the comparison tilt heavily towards the champions in the final third.
