{"id":26122,"date":"2024-12-18T11:33:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T11:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=26122"},"modified":"2024-12-18T11:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T11:33:06","slug":"hearts-vs-petrocub-preview-prediction-team-news-and-predicted-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/hearts-vs-petrocub-preview-prediction-team-news-and-predicted-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts Vs Petrocub Preview, Prediction, Team News And Predicted Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s our Hearts Vs Petrocub preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups ahead of Thursday\u2019s Europa Conference League clash.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Hearts Vs Petrocub Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Neil Critchley&#8217;s Hearts have lost their last three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/almaty-weather-chelsea-astana-conference-league\/\">Conference League<\/a> games. The Jam Tarts face Moldovan outfit Petrocub Hincesti, who are yet to win a game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/fc-copenhagen-vs-hearts-preview-prediction-team-news-and-predicted-lineups\/\">Hearts<\/a> are on the edge of qualification for the knockout playoffs. They currently sit 23rd in the standings, with the top 24 clubs progressing &#8211; either directly into the last-16 or into the playoff.<\/p>\n<p>With one game remaining, Hearts know they&#8217;ll need maximum points to guarantee their progression.<\/p>\n<p>After a winless opening ten games in all competitions, the Edinburgh side have improved and beat Dinamo Minsk and Omonia Nicosia in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>But having not taken a point in the competition since, they head into the final match-day of the league phase will plenty still to do.<\/p>\n<p>Four points adrift of the top eight, Hearts cannot qualify directly for the last-16.<\/p>\n<p>In between them and a playoff place are winless Petrocub. They have lost all but one of their games so far, drawing 1-1 at Istanbul Basaksehir.<\/p>\n<p>The Moldovan Super Liga winners qualified for European football for the first time in their history this season.<\/p>\n<p>But with just one point from five games, they are already mathematically eliminated and will be playing only for pride on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddd8\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2 <\/p>\n<p>Thursday will be the club&#39;s 100th match in European football and we have a special matchday programme to mark the occasion \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fJoin us for a huge match at Tynecastle \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JgTFnT4uCx\">https:\/\/t.co\/JgTFnT4uCx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O3ATu2ZymV\">pic.twitter.com\/O3ATu2ZymV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Heart of Midlothian FC (@JamTarts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamTarts\/status\/1868989102890401933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<h2>Hearts Vs Petrocub Team News<\/h2>\n<p>For Hearts, they must do without Calem Nieuwenhof, Frankie Kent, Gerald Taylor and Stephen Kingsley. All four are injured, though should each return to the squad in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence Shankland is back from suspension, and is likely to be one of the only changes Critchley makes to the side which lost at Kilmarnock on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Petrocub were unlucky not to take a point as they lost 1-0 to Real Betis last time out. This will be their first game since then, so it&#8217;s likely the manager will keep things similar.<\/p>\n<p>An injury to Ion Bors means Narh Djangmah may come in to replace him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Hearts Vs Petrocub Predicted Lineups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hearts: <\/strong>Gordon; Oyegoke, Halkett, Rowles, Penrice; Devlin, Boateng; Vargas, Spittal, Forrest; Shankland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Petrocub: <\/strong>Smalenea; Jardan, Potirniche, Mudrac, Djangmah, Demian; Ambros, Lungu, Douanla, Puscas; Platica<\/p>\n<h2>Hearts Vs Petrocub Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>This season may be going badly for Hearts, but they are still comfortable favourites for this one.<\/p>\n<p>Petrocub are newcomers to European football, and have lost heavily to some much weaker opposition than Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>We therefore expect the hosts to dominate on home soil and come away with a convincing victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Hearts 3-0 Petrocub<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s our Hearts Vs Petrocub preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups ahead of Thursday\u2019s Europa Conference League clash. 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