- SK Rapid Wien are the form team with 9 wins and 1 draw in their last 10 games in all competitions.
- Hearts of Midlothian FC have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
- SK Rapid Wien have won 4 of 4 away games in all competitions, scoring 12 goals in the process.
Jambos and Rapid set for a European scrap
SK Rapid Wien will be a tough nut for Hearts Of Midlothian FC to crack in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 at Tynecastle Park on Thursday.
Rapid are the much more form side, having won 9 and drawn 1 of their last 10 in all competitions, and their away record is particularly impressive.
Die Grün-Weißen have won all four of their away fixtures, both in domestic and European competition, and they have scored 12 goals in total during those road trips.
Hearts have been much less impressive, winning three, drawing one and losing six of their ten most recent games, so they appear vulnerable to defeat by the visiting team.
Jambos have won two, drawn one and lost one of their four home games in all competitions, but they have only conceded four times in those four fixtures.
The match odds on Thursday's game make them the narrow favorite at 23/20 with Rapid available at 21/10 and the draw priced at 13/5.
Rapid’s momentum could be key
Wouter Vrancken has had his Hearts team pressing hard and trying to win the ball back high up the pitch, but Rapid are also a pressing team.
Johannes Hoff Thorup's 4-3-3 system is constructed to play with the ball, control the midfield and press high when possession is lost, so this is a press versus possession matchup.
Hearts have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five matches, so they are a little unconvincing and even though they got a confidence-boosting 4-0 win at home to Dundee United last weekend, that followed a 1-1 draw at home to Benfica in UEFA Europa League qualifying.
Rapid look more likely to win here because they are on a five-game winning streak and have finished the job well in each of their most recent three games - 1-4 away at Paide Linnameeskond, 1-2 at SV Ried and 2-0 at home to Paide again.
Both teams to score at 29/50 looks a sharp angle for this game given Hearts' pressing game and the firepower that Rapid are carrying with them on their travels.
Ercan Kara is Rapid's main danger man with three goals in two UEFA Conference League qualifying games so far and he will be looking to pounce on any gaps in the Hearts defence on Thursday.
