The UEFA Conference League will officially kick off in the coming days. Looking ahead, we already have an enticing opener between Dinamo Minsk and Hearts. Both sides will be eager to take all three points, but what is the most likely outcome?
We have addressed this question and provided our top tips for this clash below!
How the bookies view it: Hearts favoured for all three points
As Hearts travel to play Dinamo Minsk at the Sumgayit City Stadium on October 3rd, the bookies favour the Scots to take all three points. This is an intriguing outlook, given that Hearts have yet to win a single game all season. As for the exact odds, Dinamo Minsk is priced at 23/10, while Hearts come into this game with odds of 11/10 for the win.
Of course, both teams are involved in the UEFA Conference League due to their early exit from the Europa League.
Head-to-head: A fresh rivalry on the cards
Whenever you get two teams that don’t exactly compete in the same events much, it’s normal to have little to no history to work with. So, as you may have already guessed, this is the case with Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts. These two teams have never faced one another in the past, meaning the slate is clean coming into this game.
That said, both teams compete at the highest level in their respective nations. Dinamo Minsk are currently 2nd in the Vysshaya Liga, while Hearts are dead last in the Scottish Premiership. And with Hearts conceding 12 goals in just 7 games domestically, Dinamo Minsk could score several goals here.
Players to watch: Boni Amian & Steven Alfred
Based on domestic performances, we believe that Boni Amian and Steven Alfred are key players to watch for Dinamo Minsk. Amian found the back of the net twice in their most recent 2-0 win over Isloch, and Alfred has been a stellar scorer all season long.
Currently, you can get odds of 4/1 on Alfred to score anytime and a whopping 9/1 on Amian to score anytime – both supplied by Betano.
Predicted lineups
These teams are fortunate not to have too many ongoing injury concerns for the moment. And based on recent games they’ve played both domestically and in Europe, we believe the lineups for this game will be fairly consistent. Here are our predicted lineups for Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts:
Dinamo Minsk possible starting lineup:
Lapoukhov; Polyakov, Lopes, Sachivko, Kalinin, Pigas; Amian, Demchenko; Podstrelov, Alfred, Zherdev
Hearts possible starting lineup:
Gordon; Kingsley, Rowles, Kent, Forrester; Devlin, Baningime; Grant, Forrest, Vargas; Shankland
Anything else catch the eye?
While this is the opening game of the 2024 UEFA Conference League for both teams, we do have some interesting indicators to highlight. Firstly, in the last four games Hearts played in the UEFA Conference League, the games consisted of more than 2.5 goals.
This suggests plenty of goals could be coming up here, and this outcome has a price of 5/4 right now. And secondly, Hearts have lost their last 5 away matches in all competitions. This makes the 23/10 odds for Dinamo Minsk to win this game quite attractive.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Dinamo Minsk and Hearts will be played on Oct 3, 2024 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
