Hearts go into battle on Tuesday as we near the upcoming UCL Qualifiers match against Sturm Graz.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Sturm Graz v Hearts are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
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Sturm Graz
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Sturm Graz will be looking for a repeat result of a 2-0 Bundesliga victory against Rapid Vienna.
In that game, Sturm Graz had 67% possession and 23 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For Sturm Graz, the goals were scored by Gizo Mamageishvili (88') and Stefan Hierländer (91'). Rapid Vienna got 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
Sturm Graz have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets of late, although they’ve also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Sturm Graz have been punished defensively in 5 of them while also scoring in 6 of those games.
Hearts
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After being beaten in their last game against Celtic in Premiership competition, Hearts and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Hearts managed 33% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Hearts was Lawrence Shankland (43'). At the other end, Celtic had 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. Arne Engels (45'), Daizen Maeda (87') and Callum Osmand (98') scored for Celtic.
In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Hearts, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per match during that spell is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Hearts being 2. Having said that, it remains to be seen whether that trend shall be sustained in this game or not.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Hearts are likely to score against this Sturm Graz side, however that possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.
We think that it’s going to be both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Sturm Graz at full-time. We’ll have to see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match on the 90 minute result market, backing Sturm Graz can be had for 1.8, a wager on the draw is 3.6 and betting on a victory for Hearts comes in at 3.9. They’re the most competitive returns offered as of now.
Victor Martins,
13:01 17/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sturm Graz
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Stadion Graz-Liebenau (16,764)
Chairman: Christian Jauk
Manager: Fabio Ingolitsch