Celtic vs Motherwell Prediction: Celtic have nothing to lose

When Motherwell travel to Parkhead on Saturday afternoon, Celtic will begin their apparently unstoppable charge towards an 11th Scottish Premiership title in 12 seasons. With six games left, the champions-elect are 12 points ahead of Rangers, while Motherwell are in eighth, 55 points behind Celtic.

Ange Postecoglou's Celtic team were dominant throughout their match against Kilmarnock, piling up 16 shots and enjoying 77% possession, but they were unable to add to their early runaway 4-1 lead in the final minute of the first half. Celtic fans are used to this kind of dominance under Postecoglou, who has presided over a streak of 17 consecutive victories in all competitions since January. In the grand scheme of things, the Bhoys have won 30 of their 32 Premiership games this season while only losing once. With their victory last weekend, they also became the first team in Premiership history to score 100 goals. All 16 Premier League games played at Celtic Park this season have resulted in wins for Postecoglou's squad. This includes a 3-2 win over bitter rivals Rangers earlier this month.

Motherwell, now led by Stuart Kettlewell, must stop Celtic from winning all three points in their own stadium this Sunday, a task that seems unachievable. After a four-game losing streak in February, the Steelmen fired Steven Hammell and replaced him with Kettlewell as temporary manager. After winning his first two games in charge, Kettlewell was granted the position permanently. Motherwell have won five of their eight matches since Kettlewell took control, so his influence in North Lanarkshire is undeniable. Under Kettlewell, Motherwell has won 16 of a possible 24 points, including matches against St. Mirren, Hearts, Ross County, Hibernian, and Livingston. They will enter their match against Celtic confident that they can cause an upset.

Celtic and Motherwell have a strong head-to-head record, having played each other 63 times over the course of the last few seasons, with Celtic claiming 50 victories and Motherwell four. However, nine games finished in ties. In the head-to-head matchups, Celtic outscored Motherwell 159 to 43.

Celtic, who have scored more than three goals per game in the league so far this season, are expected to breeze past Motherwell, who have only managed to maintain three clean sheets in their previous 19 Premiership matches.