Champions League Qualification: Heart of Midlothian vs Sturm Graz – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League Qualification round 2 match between Heart of Midlothian and Sturm Graz and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sturm Graz go up against Heart of Midlothian this coming Tuesday for a Champions League Qualification meeting at Tynecastle Park.

Team form: Heart of Midlothian vs Sturm Graz

Heart of Midlothian Form

Heart of Midlothian have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-0 victory against Falkirk. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Celtic, before handing over another win to Sturm Graz in a 4-0 defeat. Heart of Midlothian only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Tynecastle Park in the Champions League Qualification. They also drew zero and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded two goals.

Sturm Graz Form

In their last three matches, Sturm Graz first beat Hartberg 2-4, then Rapid Wien by 2-0 and finally Heart of Midlothian by 4-0. Sturm Graz are winless in their last six away games in the Champions League Qualification, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 14 goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats for Heart of Midlothian and Sturm Graz

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Heart of Midlothian and Sturm Graz. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

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Full-time result

Heart of Midlothian won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Sturm Graz won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing three. Heart of Midlothian are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Sturm Graz won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Sturm Graz remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Heart of Midlothian scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Sturm Graz got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Sturm Graz have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Sturm Graz managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Heart of Midlothian were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Heart of Midlothian, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Sturm Graz, who managed to hit the net 3.2 times on average in these games. Heart of Midlothian’s last 6 matches had more than three goals. Sturm Graz scored at least one goal in their last 14 matches.