{"id":647842,"date":"2024-10-27T04:06:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T08:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=647842"},"modified":"2024-10-27T04:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T08:06:40","slug":"celtic-predicted-lineup-motherwell-october-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/10\/27\/celtic-predicted-lineup-motherwell-october-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Predicted Lineup vs. Motherwell: Engels Rested, Idah to Start on October 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresh off a heroic draw against Gasperini’s Atalanta, Celtic return to domestic action with a trip to Firhill. They face Stuart Kettlewell’s side who sit comfortably mid-table, winning three of their last four games in all competitions. At Last Word on Football, we provide our Celtic predicted lineup for this interesting tie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Celtic Predicted Lineup vs Motherwell<\/span><\/h2>\n

How Celtic have Lined Up Recently<\/span><\/h3>\n

Kasper Schmeichel has started every game in goal for the Champions. He shone in midweek, making six saves in what could prove such a crucial point for Celtic’s qualification prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alistair Johnson, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Alex Valle completed the back four which earned a clean sheet in Italy. As manager Brendan Rodgers said, <\/span>“The concentration in the game was superb.”<\/span><\/a> While Cameron Carter-Vickers and Greg Taylor will soon return, there is competition for places after Celtic’s best defensive away performance on the continental stage in recent memory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In midfield, Arne Engels silenced an in-from Ademola Lookman. Reo Hatate excelled from a link-up point of view. Callum McGregor sat deep with his Belgian counterpart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicolas Kuhn and Daizen Maeda started wide, which was little surprise as their deadly pace got the hoops into promising positions <\/span>on<\/span> the counterattack.<\/span> Adam Idah led the line, with his strength and physicality able to bring other players into the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Celtic’s Recent Form and Tactics<\/span><\/h3>\n

It’s back-to-back draws for the Scottish Champions. Last week they surrendered a two-goal lead at home to Jimmy Thelin’s Aberdeen meaning they still sit top thanks to goal difference. Third-placed Rangers failed to capitalise and saw themselves fall to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After a humiliating hammering at the hands of Dortmund, the trip to Atalanta was crucial. The men in green and white had to adapt their approach – so they could compete at the elite level. The physical presence of Idah up front meant that when under pressure, Rodgers’ men could choose to play long.<\/span><\/p>\n

This weekend, it’s a completely different game. Fir Park was a tough ground to go to last season – with both wins courtesy of stoppage-time winners. You would expect a more simple afternoon this time around.<\/span><\/p>\n

Celtic Injuries to Consider<\/span><\/h3>\n

Taylor will likely miss out, but Carter-Vickers could be back in the squad. Johnson struggled midweek towards the end of the 90 minutes with cramping issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Celtic Predicted Lineup<\/span><\/h3>\n

There seems <\/span>little<\/span> reason to rotate strongly. Sure, there is a hectic fixture schedule coming up, but changes will likely be made midweek at home to Dundee ahead of the Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Aberdeen plus the hosting of RB Leipzig.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, the back five which failed to put a foot wrong will remain intact. Engels will be given a rest in the midfield three with Paulo Bernardo getting a start. Idah will stay up front, with the Irishman scoring two colossal goals at this ground last season.<\/span><\/p>\n

(4-3-3)<\/span><\/p>\n

Kasper Schmeichel<\/span><\/p>\n

Alistair Johnson<\/span><\/p>\n

Auston Trusty<\/span><\/p>\n

Liam Scales<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Valle<\/span><\/p>\n

Callum McGregor<\/span><\/p>\n

Paulo Bernardo<\/span><\/p>\n

Reo Hatate<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicolas Kuhn<\/span><\/p>\n

Adam Idah<\/span><\/p>\n

Daizen Maeda<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fresh off a heroic draw against Gasperini’s Atalanta, Celtic return to domestic action with a trip to Firhill. They face Stuart Kettlewell’s side who sit comfortably mid-table, winning three of their last four games in all competitions. At Last Word on Football, we provide our Celtic predicted lineup for this interesting tie. Celtic Predicted Lineup […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4404,"featured_media":645182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8428,8427,1831],"tags":[32115],"class_list":["post-647842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celtic","category-scottish-premiership","category-starting-line-up","tag-celtic-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}