Celtic will be looking to extend their four-match winning run on Sunday when they return to league action, hosting Motherwell in their latest fixture.
Meanwhile, Motherwell have the possibility of climbing into the top four if they can end that run and get back to winning ways themselves.
Celtic have been on a good run of form recently, despite slow start to the season they have quickly reasserted themselves as challengers for the SPL.
The Hoops are sitting just four points behind Rangers and they shall be hoping to continue the pressure at the weekend, especially since the Rangers face third-placed Hearts.
Celtic were involved in a five-goal thriller in midweek as they defeated Real Betis 3-2 in the Europa League, but it was not enough to progress into the next round.
However, they have also been putting on impressive performances in the league, as their previous two fixtures resulted in six points, having secured consecutive clean sheets in the process.
Defensively, they have been impressive this season as no team in the league have conceded fewer times than Celtic, having let in only 10 goals throughout the season.
The record Celtic have kept would be something that Motherwell will be wary of, especially since they have struggled to score recently, netting just twice in their previous three matches.
However, with the lack of goals, Motherwell are undefeated in their previous two matches after a victory over Dundee United was followed by a draw against Hibernian.
They faced Hibernian in their most recent match and a second-half finish from Tony Watt helped his team earn the point on the day.
However, the last time Graham Alexander’s team competed against Celtic they failed to score and ended up defeated 2-0 with goals from Jota and David Turnbull.
However, with Motherwell level on points with Dundee United at the moment, a victory could potentially see them go up to the top four.
Celtic vs Motherwell head to head
The two Scottish outfits have previously met in 102 occasions, with Celtic dominating with 71 victories over 12 of Motherwell and they have drawn in 19 in all competitions. Celtic have scored 229 goals and conceded 77. Celtic have won in all their last five encounters in the Premiership.
Motherwell 0-4 Celtic 05/02/20
Celtic 3-0 Motherwell 30/08/20
Motherwell 1-4 Celtic 08/11/20
Celtic 2-1 Motherwell 06/02/21
Motherwell 0-2 Celtic 16/10/21
Celtic latest home form
Celtic have been on a good run of form in the recent weeks, as they have not lost in any of their last seven matches at home in all competitions, their last loss coming on September 30 in the Europa League where they lost 4-0 to Bayer Leverkusen at home.
Celtic 0-0 Livingston 30/10/21
Celtic 1-0 St. Johnstone 20/11/21
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen 28/11/21
Celtic 1-0 Hearts 02/12/21
Celtic 3-2 Real Betis 09/12/21
Celtic latest away form
The Hoops recently lost 3-2 away to Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League. However, they have been of a good form on the road, having lost just one of their last seven away matches in all competitions. In their last five, they have won four and lost one.
Hibernian 1-3 Celtic 27/10/21
Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic 04/11/21
Dundee 2-4 Celtic 07/11/21
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Celtic 25/11/21
Dundee United 0-3 Celtic 05/12/21
Motherwell latest home form
Motherwell have recently been struggling with their form, as they have failed to register successive victories. They have won six in their last ten matches at home in all competitions. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, with the two victories being in their lastest matches.
Motherwell 0-2 Celtic 16/10/21
Motherwell 2-2 St. Mirren 27/10/21
Motherwell 1-6 Rangers 31/10/21
Motherwell 2-0 Hearts 20/11/21
Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United 30/11/21
Motherwell latest away form
The Steelmen have been recently struggling in form away just like home. They have lost five matches in their last ten, managing just two victories in all competitions. In their last five, they have won one, drawn one and lost three, scoring 4 goals and conceding 8 in the process.
Hearts 2-0 Motherwell 02/10/21
Dundee United 2-1 Motherwell 23/10/21
Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell 06/11/21
Dundee 3-0 Motherwell 27/11/21
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell 04/12/21
Celtic news
The Hoops do not have several injuries. Christopher Jullien will be missing out due to knee injury and Karamoko Dembele due to ankle problem, but the club have adapted to that throughout the season.
Jota missed out in the recent Europa League fixture due to hamstring issue and it is not certain if he will be availble or not.
Motherweel news
Motherwell have been dealing with injuries recently, as Ricki Lamie and Kaiyne Woolery had to be replaced during their recent match with Hibernian.
They have been struggling in their defense in terms of numbers, but ooportunity has opened up for Jake Carroll to come into that position.
Prediction and Odds
Celtic have recently been on a good form and facing them could proof to be a tough fixture for any team in the league. They have a good defense formation and attacking quality heading into this game.
With the struggling formation of Motherwell, we see this game going the home way and we predict Celtic to win here.
Odds: 1 1.58 X 3.05 2 2/97
Probable outcomes
Celtic 2-0 Motherwell
Celtic 3-0 Motherwell
Celtic 3-1 Motherwell
Celtic 3-2 Motherwell
Celtic 2-1 Motherwell
