Hearts vs Sturm Graz Preview & Prediction | 2026-27 UEFA Champions League | Second Qualifying Round
by Alex Lawes ·
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Scottish Premiership outfit Heart of Midlothian are taking on Austrian giants Sturm Graz at Tynecastle in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
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Hearts vs Sturm Graz prediction
Hearts have been left immensely frustrated after the first-leg with Sturm Graz all but ending their UEFA Champions League hopes already with the Austrians hammering the Scots by four goals to nil, with an early Jan Gorenc Stankovic strike being followed by a nine-minute blitz of goals early on in the second half, courtesy of Jeyland Mitchell, Luca Weinhandl and Jurgen Heil.
Hearts will believe they can further show some resilience here but there is work to be done after some big departures over the summer, such as Derek McInness and Lawrence Shankland, as was shown up last week.
Hearts may take the game to their opposition with home advantage but it is more about damage limitation and Sturm should again come out on top in Edinburgh.
Hearts vs Sturm Graz tip: Sturm Graz to win
