Rapid Vienna v Hearts
Rapid Vienna

Rapid Vienna vs Hearts

, KO: 17:45 , Allianz Stadion
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Hearts and Rapid Vienna meet again on Wednesday evening with everything to play for in the second leg of their Europa Conference League playoff tie.

The pair played out a pulsating 2-2 draw at Tynecastle last Thursday, leaving the tie finely poised ahead of the return match in Austria.

Neither team has featured domestically since that encounter, with both having their weekend fixtures postponed to give them extra time to prepare for this week's return match.

Rapid Vienna will undoubtedly be the more confident of the two sides, having won 11 consecutive matches across all competitions before being held by Hearts last week.

Hearts, meanwhile, will be wary of another difficult night on Austrian soil.

Wouter Vrancken's side were already on the wrong end of a heavy defeat earlier this summer when they suffered a 4-0 loss to Sturm Graz in Champions League qualifying, before falling to a 2-0 defeat in the return leg at home.

How the bookies view it: Rapid to return to winning ways

Rapid Vienna are the clear favourites to secure victory inside 90 minutes on Wednesday evening, with the bookmakers offering 3/5 on a home win with bet365.

Hearts are priced as big as 7/2 to claim victory without the need for extra time or penalties, while the draw is trading at 31/10.

Head to head: Goals to flow again?

Rapid Vienna and Hearts met for the first time last week, with the sides now set to meet again at the Allianz Stadion. Last week's 2-2 draw was an entertaining affair, and a repeat of that scoreline is as big as 12/1 with bet365.

Players to watch: Take a chance on Tonni

Tonni Adamsen has already found the net six times in his eight appearances across all competitions this season, making the Rapid Vienna ace an attractive option to score anytime at 5/6 with Bet365.

Calvin Miller has netted three goals across his first eight appearances for Hearts, so he looks good value to grab a goal here at 7/2 with bet365.

Predicted line-ups

Rapid Vienna could be without Andrija Radulovic, Claudy M'Buyi, Daniel Nunoo, Dominic Vincze and Martin Ndzie for Wednesday's second leg.

Meanwhile, Hearts will again be without Ageu, Craig Halkett, Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Stephen Kingsley.

Rapid Vienna: Hedl; Bolla, Cvetkovic, Raux-Yao, Horn; Seidl, Amane; Demir, Bajlicz, Wurmbrand; Adamsen

Hearts: Reus; Altena, McEntee, Findlay, McCart; Renaud, Spittal; Miller, Braga, McPake; Wilson

Anything else catch the eye?

Rapid Vienna are too short to side with at the aforementioned odds, but backing them to win alongside over 1.5 goals bolsters the price to a more appealing 5/6 with bet365.

This selection would have been a winning one in each of Hearts' four defeats across all competitions so far this season.

Adding both teams to score boosts the odds further to 15/8, which could also be worthy of interest.

Rapid Vienna vs Hearts Betting Tips & Predictions
Rapid Vienna Win & Over 1.5 Goals
5/6
Bet365
Rapid Vienna Win & BTTS
15/8
Bet365
Tonni Adamsen To Score Anytime
5/6
Bet365
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