Champions League WON 0–2
Tue, Jul 28 · 20:45 · Tynecastle Park
Heart Of Midlothian Home
VS 20:45
SK Sturm Graz Away
Heart Of Midlothian vs Sturm Graz — UEFA Champions League
Tipster's pick Heart Of Midlothian or Sturm Graz
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Both Teams Poised to Find the Net

Sturm Graz enter with a recent win and strong attacking output that has produced multiple goals in their last outing. Heart of Midlothian sit at home yet show limited scoring threat in their current run of results. The previous meeting between these sides ended with a clear winner rather than a stalemate. Sturm Graz defensive record in recent matches suggests they can limit chances while still creating their own. Hearts have struggled to keep clean sheets lately, opening the door for either side to take points. Tactical setups favor open play given the European context and the need for positive results. Current squad depth on both teams points away from a low-scoring draw.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
0–2 WON +0.22u

Our pick “Heart Of Midlothian or Sturm Graz” at odds 1.22 won — final score 0–2.

Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Heart Of Midlothian LWWLW
L @ Livingston 1–2 Jul 10
W @ Arbroath 2–1 Jul 14
W vs Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Jul 17
L @ Sturm Graz 0–4 Jul 21
W @ Raith Rovers 1–0 Jul 24
Sturm Graz WWWWW
W vs Kalsdorf 4–1 Jul 8
W vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Jul 11
W vs Pogon Szczecin 1–0 Jul 15
W vs Heart Of Midlothian 4–0 Jul 21
W @ Seekirchen 3–0 Jul 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Heart Of Midlothian
Scored 1.2 avg
1 2 2 0 1
Conceded 1.6 avg
2 1 1 4 0
Sturm Graz
Scored 3.4 avg
4 5 1 4 3
Conceded 0.4 avg
1 1 0 0 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
0 Heart Of Midlothian
0 Draws
1 SK Sturm Graz
Jul 2026 Sturm Graz 4–0 Heart Of Midlothian Sturm Graz

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 1 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Heart Of Midlothian 4-3-3
  • 1 Alexander Schwolow G
  • 23 Jordi Altena D
  • 64 Malachi Fagan-Walcott D
  • 3 Stephen Kingsley D
  • 18 Harry Milne D
  • 19 Severin Sabri Guendouz M
  • 6 Oisin McEntee M
  • 16 Blair Spittal M
  • 89 Alexandros Kyziridis F
  • 10 Cláudio Braga F
  • 7 Calvin Miller F
Bench Zander Clark, Ryan Fulton, Jamie McCart, Stuart Findlay, Tom Renaud, Tomas Magnusson, Pierre Landry Kaboré, James Wilson, Sabah Kerjota, Amadou Ba-Sy

Wouter Vrancken

Sturm Graz 4-4-2
  • 53 Daniil Khudyakov G
  • 28 Jurgen Heil D
  • 5 Albert Vallci D
  • 2 Jeyland Mitchell D
  • 18 Emran Soglo D
  • 19 Simon Seidl M
  • 39 Luca Weinhandl M
  • 4 Jon Gorenc Stanković M
  • 43 Jacob Hödl M
  • 17 Szymon Włodarczyk F
  • 20 Seedy Jatta F
Bench Ammar Helac, Elias Lorenz, Petar Petrović, Arjan Malić, Paul Koller, Otar Kiteishvili, Gizo Mamageishvili, Ryan Fosso, Julian Halwachs, Axel Kayombo, Belmin Beganović, Nelson Weiper

Fabio Ingolitsch