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Hearts vs Sturm Graz predictions focus on the Champions League<\/a> second qualifying round second leg. The tie moves to Tynecastle Park on Tuesday 28th July with kick-off at 7:45pm (UK time). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart of Midlothian trail 4-0 from a first-leg demolition in Austria. Jon Gorenc Stankovic struck after four minutes. Jeyland Mitchell, Luca Weinhandl and Jurgen Heil then added three more inside nine devastating second-half minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tie is over as a contest. Hearts finished second in the Scottish Premiership last season, collecting 80 points from 38 games under Wouter Vrancken. That earned them a crack at Champions League football. SK Sturm Graz had other ideas. What remains is a question of Tynecastle pride against Austrian composure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearts vs Sturm Graz predictions and betting tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
OUR PREDICTION<\/th>ODDS & BOOKMAKER<\/th>WHY WE’RE BACKING IT<\/th><\/tr>
Claudio Braga to score anytime<\/td>6\/4 with Sky Bet<\/a> (40%)<\/td>Braga is now Hearts’ most dangerous remaining attacker. The Brazilian scored 14 goals and registered three assists in 38 Premiership matches last season, second only to the departed Lawrence Shankland. He occupied the No.10 role in the first leg and will sit at the heart of everything the Jambos create at Tynecastle. With nothing to lose and a home crowd demanding a response, Hearts will throw everything forward from the first whistle. At 6\/4, without the to-score-or-assist market, the anytime scorer market offers a strong route in for a player involved in 17 league goal involvements last season. Sturm Graz will sit deep and soak up pressure, which plays into the hands of a creator who thrives with the ball at his feet.<\/td><\/tr>
Hearts to win to nil<\/td>14\/5 with BOYLE Sports<\/a> (26.3%)<\/td>Why would Sturm Graz push forward with a four-goal cushion? Away from home across European competition last season, the Austrian side scored in just two of five fixtures. They failed to find the net against Bodo\/Glimt, Midtjylland and Feyenoord. Hearts kept 17 clean sheets in 38 Premiership matches last season, conceding just 34 goals across the campaign. At Tynecastle, with Sturm certain to sit deep, conserve energy and protect legs for the next round, this becomes a game of one-way traffic. The 14\/5 price underestimates how passive the visitors are likely to be.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n