Motherwell, founded in 1886, are a familiar part of the Scottish football landscape rather than a novelty on Celtic’s fixture list. Fir Park remains their base, with the Lanarkshire club carrying the profile of an established Premiership side rather than a club passing through the division.
The previous campaign left them in fourth place in the Premiership, with League Cup involvement ending at the second round and their Conference League qualifying run reaching the third qualifying round. Their league form had some bite: wins away to Hibernian and a 3-2 victory at Rangers sat alongside a 3-2 defeat by Celtic at Fir Park.
The squad is large and young, with 37 players at an average age of 23. Its market value is around £13m, according to Transfermarkt. Lukas Fadinger led their scoring with three goals, with Regan Charles-Cook and Martin Moormann also on the scoresheet.
Motherwell’s away numbers were notable, averaging two goals scored and one conceded per match, and they scored the first goal inside 20 minutes in five of 18 league matches. They enter 2026-27 as a young, established Premiership side coming off a fourth-place standing, and a relevant domestic opponent for Celtic supporters to keep in view.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
Celtic carry the cleaner attacking profile, especially at home, where their 2.3 goals per match sits well above Motherwell's Fir Park output. Motherwell's defensive numbers are tidier on the surface, but Celtic have the more proven punch and already showed it in the 3-2 win at Motherwell.
