This Scottish Premier League match will start at 12:45 GMT on Saturday 27 February 2011 at
Fir Park, Motherwell.

Motherwell was surprisingly beaten at home by St Mirren on Wednesday night, so that wasn’t exactly the result they would have been hoping for before a visit from a rampant Celtic team. His last five results leave the jury still very deliberate on whether or not Motherwell’s manager, Stuart McCall, has stabilized the team and it is difficult to say whether they are going forward or backward. It seems to change game by game.

The Celts have no such question marks hanging above them. They took a big step forward in the SPL title fight when they crushed a woeful Rangers team 3-0 at Parkhead to move 8 points clear at the top. Celtic are in absolute spirits now, from the president to the manager, the players and the fans.

We’ll get a better perspective on how these two teams are likely to be in the weekend’s game, if we take a good look at how they’ve been playing in recent games:

Motherwell’s latest 5-game record says …
[Motherwell’s score first]
February 23 Home 0-1 vs St Mirren
February 19 Local 1-0 vs Hamilton Academical
Feb 15 Away 2-1 vs Aberdeen
February 12 Away 0-6 vs Rangers
February 5 Away 2-0 vs Stranraer (Scottish Cup)

Celtic’s last 5 game record says …
[Celtic’s score first]
February 20 Local 3-0 vs Rangers
Feb 13 Away 3-1 vs Dundee United
February 6 Away 2-2 vs Rangers (Scottish Cup)
February 1 Away 3-0 vs Aberdeen
Jan 29 Hampden 4-1 vs Aberdeen (CIS Cup)

Note: When analyzing the current form of these two teams, I have taken into account their most recent matches, regardless of whether they were in the Scottish Premier League or not. You can assume that all previous matches took place in the Scottish Premier League, except where you have specified otherwise, in parentheses.

Celtic, in recent seasons, have found it extremely difficult to win at Fir Park, and the state of the field these days certainly won’t help alleviate that. Motherwell has failed, over the course of the last two or three seasons, to provide a decent playing surface well beyond the turn of the year, and that will surely be an equalizing factor for them in this match.

As long as Celtic are ready to work, their overall quality will ensure a victory for them. They have a very well organized team now, and most manager Neil Lennon signings are well established, clear on their roles and responsibilities and make very positive contributions, none other than young Gary Hooper, who is on fire right now and hitting. . on the goals.