- Team form: Hearts are unbeaten in 5 home games in the UEFA Conference League with 3 wins and 2 draws, scoring 13 goals.
- Away stats: Nordsjaelland have been more erratic, losing 2 of their last 5, but they have scored 1.71 goals per away game across all competitions in the current campaign.
- Recent results: Hearts have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, while Nordsjaelland have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3.
A clash of systems
Betting and expectations
There will be plenty of goals if the visitors can keep their current level of play on the road in Scotland this Thursday and both teams to score at 1.48 is the bet to make in the full-time markets. The odds give Nordsjaelland as narrow favourites at 2.24, but we'll stick with the home side as our main selection at 2.86 and will take the draw at 3.65 as an added bet, as it looks like this could be a close European battle.
Tactical matchup
Jambos will rely on the solid midfield foundation that Wouter Vrancken has installed over the last couple of years, which includes a number of situational pressing systems and a pragmatic 4-2-3-1 that can dictate the pace of a game or go to a vertical attack at the right moments. FCN, on the other hand, will be looking to keep up their frantic 4-3-3 approach where the wingers press high, the three in midfield regain possession and then play the ball through the channels to their strikers.
Recent form
FCN are in a more fragile spell than Hearts right now, with two defeats in a row, so we don't want to get carried away with the visitors here.
- The Danish side beat Vatanspor 3-0 away in the Danish Cup, but then lost 4-1 away to Viborg in the Superliga and 3-0 away to Malmo in a friendly.
- Hjalte Boe Rasmussen has been on fire recently, scoring three of Nordsjaelland's eight goals in their last five games.
Hearts are on a roll
Hearts have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five in all competitions, so they should be in a good place to compete in this match. A 3-0 win away to Stenhousemuir in the League Cup, followed by a 2-1 defeat away to Falkirk in the Premiership and a 1-1 draw away to Kilmarnock in the same comp complete the picture of their recent results.
Joshua McPake has been a superb provider of goals for Hearts recently, creating three of their ten goals in their last five competitive games and we think they can snag a goal or two on Thursday at Tynecastle Park.
