Hearts vs Nordsjaelland - prediction, team news, lineups

Hearts and Nordsjaelland volition get their Conference League campaigns underway erstwhile they conscionable astatine Tynecastle Park connected Thursday. 

The hosts caput into this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 5-0 triumph, portion the visitors are without a triumph successful their past 2 games.

Match preview

Hearts had a miserable commencement to the play nether caller brag Wouter Vrancken, losing each of their archetypal 4 matches crossed each competitions, including their elimination from the Champions League. 

Vrancken yet tasted triumph for the archetypal clip arsenic Jambos brag with a 4-0 triumph implicit Dundee United connected the Scottish Premiership's 2nd matchday, sparking a sizeable upturn successful form. 

Hearts subsequently embarked connected a nine-game unbeaten tally crossed each competitions, winning six and drafting 3 arsenic good arsenic booking their spot successful the league signifier of the Conference League. 

A 2-1 decision to Falkirk yet brought an extremity to that run, but Hearts rapidly bounced backmost with a gully against Kilmarnock and emphatic 5-0 triumph against St Mirren connected Saturday. 

Vrancken volition beryllium looking for his broadside to physique connected that superb triumph successful their opening Conference League lucifer connected Thursday, and the hosts volition gully assurance from their fantastic location record. 

The Jambos person mislaid conscionable 1 of their past 32 matches astatine Tynecastle Park, a 2-0 decision to Sturm Graz earlier this season, including 3 consecutive wins heading into this fixture. 

Nordsjaelland, meanwhile, caput into Thursday's fixture without a triumph successful their past 2 competitory matches, portion they were besides defeated 3-0 by Malmo successful a affable during the planetary break. 

Those results people a important downturn successful signifier from their awesome commencement to the campaign, having mislaid conscionable 2 of their archetypal 15 matches crossed each competitions. 

All 3 defeats this play person travel distant from home, including a demoralising 4-1 decision to Viborg successful their past fixture connected the road. 

However, Nordsjaelland volition gully content from their Conference League qualifying run earlier this term, having mislaid their opening lucifer to GAIS earlier winning each of their adjacent 5 matches, ensuring their spot successful the league phase.

Hearts Conference League form:

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Nordsjaelland Conference League form:

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Team News

Hearts volition beryllium without Craig Halkett, Tom Renaud and Blair Spittal owed to wounded issues, portion Tomas Magnusson is unavailable owed to suspension. 

Calvin Miller, Claudio Braga and Josh McPake each scored successful the 5-0 triumph against St Mirren astatine the weekend, and the trio could clasp their spot down James Wilson connected Thursday.

Nordsjaelland could beryllium without Araphat Mohammed and Souleymane Alio owed to wounded doubts, though some whitethorn beryllium acceptable successful clip to feature. 

Hjalte Boe Rasmussen and Nicklas Rojkjaer scored 3 goals each during qualifying, and some volition look to adhd to their tally against Hearts.

Hearts imaginable starting lineup:

Reus; Altena, Fagan-Walcott, McCart, Milne; Ageu, Mendy; Miller, Braga, McPake; Wilson

Nordsjaelland imaginable starting lineup:

Hansen; Nelsson, Salquist, Markmann; Walker, Janssen, Rojkjaer, Norheim; Rasmussen, Berthelsen, Adel

We say: Hearts 2-1 Nordsjaelland

Hearts person a formidable grounds astatine Tynecastle Park successful caller years, and with Nordsjaelland's struggles distant from location this term, we are predicting the hosts to win.

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