# Motherwell vs Celtic > Premiership · Kickoff Wed 13 May 2026, 19:00 UTC · [Canonical HTML](https://betsprinter.com/fixtures/827) **Status:** Scheduled ## Pre-match deep dive ### Celtic's momentum versus Motherwell's fragile recent domestic form ## The stage Midweek Premiership business arrives on Wednesday 13 May 2026 with a 19:00 UTC kickoff; the supplied facts list the competition and the kick-off time but do not specify a venue in the document provided[^fact-1]. This fixture sits late in the domestic calendar and will be influenced heavily by recent form and squad availability given the timing of the match[^fact-1]. ## Form & momentum The contrast in trajectories is stark. Motherwell arrive on a run that reads DLWLL over the last 10, producing 1.10 points per game and averaging 1.60 goals scored while conceding 1.50 per match[^fact-2]. Celtic, by comparison, bring what the supplied data calls a WWWWW spell across the same sample, reflected in 7-1-2 over 10, generating 2.20 points per game and averaging 1.90 goals scored while conceding 1.20 per match[^fact-3]. Those numbers establish a clear momentum edge to Celtic: superior points per game and a better goals for/against profile across the recent sample[^fact-3][^fact-2]. ## Personnel Motherwell's attacking spark in recent outings has been Emmanuel Longelo, who has three goals and no assists in his last five appearances and carries an average rating of 7.23 over that span[^fact-4]. That contribution is a notable share of Motherwell's attacking output as captured in the supplied averages[^fact-2][^fact-4]. Celtic's form runs through Daizen Maeda, who has five goals and one assist in his last five appearances with an average rating of 7.58 in that sample[^fact-5]. Maeda's influence aligns with Celtic's higher goals-per-game figure and elevated points return in the recent run summarized above[^fact-3][^fact-5]. A significant missing piece for Celtic is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is listed as out through suspension and has accrued 369 minutes in the recent run referenced in the facts[^fact-6]. That absence removes a player who has featured for substantial minutes in the recent period, which is relevant for rotation and creative distribution even though the supplied data does not give explicit assist or chance-creation figures for him[^fact-6]. ## Where the model sees value — top edges vs the market, with odds Betsprinter's model identifies two primary edges against the broader market narrative captured by the supplied facts. First, Celtic's run produces higher attacking returns and points per game, and the model projects that this transfer of form to single-match expectation favours an approach that prices Celtic as clear favourites; the supplied material underlines that Celtic are the hotter side on form and goal production[^fact-3]. Second, Motherwell's output has been lower and more fragile across the recent sample, with a modest 1.10 PPG and near-par defensive leakage at 1.50 conceded per match, which suggests vulnerability to teams converting sustained pressure[^fact-2]. Because the dataset here contains no market odds or implied probabilities, the model frames value qualitatively: look for markets that underweight Celtic's recent conversion (Celtic's 1.90 goals-per-match recent average) and overprice Motherwell's ability to suppress goals given their conceded rate (1.50 recent average) — situations where the book may be overpaying on draws or on Motherwell clean-sheet lines offer theoretical edges according to the supplied metrics[^fact-3][^fact-2]. The suspension of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who logged 369 recent minutes before the suspension, is a second-order factor that can shift value away from Celtic in specific playmaking markets despite their overall momentum[^fact-6]. ## Verdict Celtic's recent sample shows a clear superiority in both points and goals per game that the model treats as the primary signal; Motherwell possess an in-form outlet in Emmanuel Longelo but the balance of the supplied metrics leans toward Celtic carrying decisive momentum into this midweek tie, tempered only slightly by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's suspension and minutes lost from the recent run[^fact-3][^fact-4][^fact-6]. ### Cited facts [^fact-1]: **Kickoff** — Wed 13 May 2026, 19:00 UTC — Premiership [^fact-2]: **MOT recent form** — DLWLL last 10: 3-2-5 (W-D-L), 1.10 PPG, 1.60 goals scored / 1.50 conceded per match. [^fact-3]: **CEL recent form** — WWWWW last 10: 7-1-2 (W-D-L), 2.20 PPG, 1.90 goals scored / 1.20 conceded per match. [^fact-4]: **MOT in-form player** — Emmanuel Longelo — 3 goals, 0 assists in last 5 appearances, avg rating 7.23. [^fact-5]: **CEL in-form player** — Daizen Maeda — 5 goals, 1 assists in last 5 appearances, avg rating 7.58. [^fact-6]: **CEL key absence** — Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out (suspension), 369 minutes in recent run. --- Methodology: . Canonical HTML: .