Trabzonspor host Heart of Midlothian in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Hearts have generally been picking up results across competitions this season, while Trabzonspor have cooled off after a promising start.
Hearts have already tested some strong European opposition this campaign, including Benfica, and they've shown they can compete there. Trabzonspor, meanwhile, go into this one having lost their last three matches, so their home form is worth a closer look.
Analysis updated .
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Form check: Hearts picking up steam, Trabzonspor cooling off
Hearts' recent sample shows ten wins, five draws and five losses from twenty matches, with goals flowing at both ends. They've won five of their last six across competitions, including a comfortable 5-0 at home to St Mirren and a draw with Nordsjaelland just before this trip to Turkey.
What could your bet return?
Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Trabzonspor: 20 completed matches; Heart OF Midlothian: 20 completed matches.
Trabzonspor
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 29
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +3
Heart OF Midlothian
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +10
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | KuPS | Trabzonspor | 15.10.2026 | 2-4 |
| Süper Lig | Samsunspor | Trabzonspor | 10.10.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Trabzonspor | Drogheda United | 01.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | Galatasaray | 19.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Süper Lig | Konyaspor | Trabzonspor | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 06.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Süper Lig | Amed | Trabzonspor | 31.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Ferencvarosi TC | Trabzonspor | 27.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | Başakşehir | 23.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Trabzonspor | Ferencvarosi TC | 20.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Heart Of Midlothian | FC Nordsjaelland | 15.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Heart Of Midlothian | ST Mirren | 10.10.2026 | 5-0 |
| Premiership | Kilmarnock | Heart Of Midlothian | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Falkirk | Heart Of Midlothian | 15.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| League Cup | Stenhousemuir | Heart Of Midlothian | 11.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Premiership | Heart Of Midlothian | Dundee | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Hibernian | Heart Of Midlothian | 03.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Premiership | Heart Of Midlothian | ST Johnstone | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Rapid Vienna | Heart Of Midlothian | 26.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Heart Of Midlothian | Rapid Vienna | 20.08.2026 | 2-2 |
Trabzonspor's overall record in the sample is nine wins, two draws and nine losses, but the shape of it matters more than the raw numbers. Their last three matches have all ended in defeat, including a 2-4 loss away in the Conference League and a 0-3 reverse in the league. That's a run worth noting heading into a home fixture.
Trabzonspor's recent losing run looks like a bigger factor here than their season-long numbers suggest.
Comparative Team Statistics: Trabzonspor vs Heart OF Midlothian

Team news: a yellow card to keep an eye on
There isn't much in the way of confirmed team news yet, but one detail stands out. Hearts' T. Magnússon has picked up a yellow card in his last two matches, so another booking would put him into accumulation territory.

How this one could unfold
Trabzonspor are strong favourites, which fits with their home record over the season as a whole, but they arrive off the back of a difficult run. Three losses in a row, including a heavy defeat in their most recent continental outing, raises a question about confidence at just the wrong time.
Hearts, by contrast, have shown in Europe this season that they can hang with big names, having drawn with and beaten Benfica in the same stretch of fixtures. That kind of experience could make them harder to brush aside than the market price suggests.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Savić | Montenegro | 35 | Defender | 187 | 81 |
| Fabinho | Brazil | 33 | Midfielder | 188 | 78 |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 34 | Attacker | 175 | 71 |
| A. Onana | Cameroon | 30 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 93 |
| R. Malinovskyi | Ukraine | 33 | Midfielder | 181 | 79 |
| E. Muçi | Albania | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| P. Onuachu | Nigeria | 32 | Attacker | 201 | 98 |
| B. Mendy | France | 26 | Midfielder | 191 | 82 |
| T. Jabol-Folcarelli | France | 26 | Midfielder | 187 | 78 |
| O. Tufan | Türkiye | 31 | Midfielder | 179 | 70 |
| U. Nayir | Türkiye | 33 | Attacker | 191 | 75 |
| M. Eskihellaç | Türkiye | 29 | Defender | 175 | 72 |
| S. Akaydin | Türkiye | 32 | Defender | 190 | 83 |
| C. Özkacar | Türkiye | 26 | Defender | 190 | 87 |
| M. Mimaroğlu | Türkiye | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| M. Kabasakal | Türkiye | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| A. Şimşir | Türkiye | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| B. Bouchouari | Morocco | 24 | Midfielder | 165 | 65 |
| S. Lopes Cabral | Netherlands | 24 | Defender | 170 | n/a |
| C. Çanak | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 175 | 65 |
| Wagner Pina | Portugal | 23 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| Franculino Djú | Guinea-Bissau | 22 | Attacker | 182 | 78 |
| C. Nwaiwu | Nigeria | 23 | Defender | 193 | n/a |
| O. Çevikkan | Türkiye | 20 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 78 |
| A. Habeşoğlu | Türkiye | 22 | Attacker | 190 cm | n/a |
| N. Saviolo | Belgium | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| A. Yıldırım | Türkiye | 19 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 81 |
| R. Muteba | Belgium | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| O. Ertem | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Erol Colak | Turkey | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Yigithan Cubukcu | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Akcay | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Dhanda | England | 27 | Midfielder | 173 | 65 |
| S. Kingsley | Scotland | 32 | Defender | 178 | 67 |
| A. Schwolow | Germany | 34 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 84 |
| T. Magnússon | Iceland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Reus | Netherlands | 24 | Goalkeeper | 198 | 89 |
| S. Findlay | Scotland | 31 | Defender | 191 | 82 |
| Z. Clark | Scotland | 34 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 85 |
| R. Fulton | Scotland | 30 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 80 |
| J. McCart | Scotland | 29 | Defender | 178 | 66 |
| C. Miller | Scotland | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 75 |
| B. Spittal | Scotland | 30 | Midfielder | 183 | 77 |
| J. Williams | USA | 28 | Attacker | 193 cm | 88 kg |
| C. Borchgrevink | Norway | 27 | Defender | 182 | 75 |
| A. Kyziridis | Greece | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. McPake | Scotland | 25 | Attacker | 184 cm | 70 kg |
| T. Renaud | France | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. Milne | Scotland | 29 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| K. Wright | Scotland | 26 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 76 |
| O. McEntee | Republic of Ireland | 25 | Midfielder | 190 | 74 |
| Cláudio Braga | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| M. Fagan-Walcott | England | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Ba-Sy | France | 25 | Attacker | 191 | 83 |
| S. Guendouz | France | 26 | Attacker | 180 | 64 |
| P. Kabore | Burkina Faso | 25 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| F. Pollock | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| R. Mato | Uganda | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Ageu | Brazil | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
| J. Wilson | Scotland | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Altena | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | 169 cm | n/a |
| Michael-John Kamson-Kamara | England | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Kerjota | Albania | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Mendy | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Gillies | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Put together, this looks like a game where the favourite's recent dip matters more than the odds imply. Hearts' European pedigree this season gives them a platform to stay competitive, even if an outright win feels a stretch.
Backing Hearts to keep it within a goal and a half covers that scenario without needing an upset.
