Heart of Midlothian FC vs FC Zurich, Europe 2021-22 PLAYOFF ROUND
Overview
Match Preview
Heart of Midlothian FC vs FC Zurich — Europe at Tynecastle Park.
- Heart of Midlothian FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- FC Zurich 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Lawrence Visser
8 games this season
🟨 4.5/game
⚽ 17.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | RC Celta de Vigo | 8 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille OSC | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe SK | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Panathinaikos AO | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic FC | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | SK Brann | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 7 |
| 27 | FCSB Bukarest | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 7 |
| 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 6 |
| 32 | Rangers FC | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | OGC Nice | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | FC Zurich | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Aug | Celtic FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Aug | FC Zurich | A | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Aug | Dundee United FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 07 Aug | Hibernian FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Jul | Ross County FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | Heart of Midlothian FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | Heart of Midlothian FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Aug | Linfield FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Aug | Linfield FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Jul | Qarabag Agdam FK | H | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Jul | Qarabag Agdam FK | A | 2–3 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Heart of Midlothian FC is hosting FC Zurich for another epic battle.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' Adrian Guerrero, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 18' Jorge Grant catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
- 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Heart of Midlothian FC in their trying to find a way past FC Zurich's compact .
- 28' Heart of Midlothian FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Zurich's shape.
- 33' FC Zurich receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
- 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heart of Midlothian FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 42' Kye Rowles is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 46' The FC Zurich manager makes a substitution. Cheick Conde departs to be replaced by Marc Hornschuh.
- 47' That is a Yellow card for Heart of Midlothian FC. Lawrence Shankland will be fuming at that decision.
- 52' FC Zurich is showing some good football. However, FC Zurich are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 54' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 54.
- 59' Becir Omeragic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heart of Midlothian FC so far.
- 63' Aiyegun Tosin is replacing Bohdan Viunnyk for the FC Zurich side.
- 64' A change in the Heart of Midlothian FC ranks — Alan Forrest exits the field as Josh Ginnelly enters on 64.
- 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marc Hornschuh on 69 minutes.
- 74' Kye Rowles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 46 cards already picked up this season.
- 78' The whistle greets Stephen Kingsley as he departs to be replaced by Toby Sibbick.
- 79' Fabian Rohner is replacing Antonio Marchesano for the FC Zurich side.
- 80' Against the run of play, Fabian Rohner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 84' Heart of Midlothian FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Smith is hanging Cameron Devlin on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' FC Zurich have won 27 goals from 20 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 90' The whistle greets Adrian Guerrero as he departs to be replaced by Fidan Aliti.
- It finishes all square. Heart of Midlothian FC and FC Zurich share the spoils 0-1.
Lineups
Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
-
10
Liam Boyce ↓ Peter Haring 63'
-
3
Stephen Kingsley ↓ Toby Sibbick 78'
- 7
-
14
Cameron Devlin ↓ Connor Smith 84'
- 15
- 1
- 2
-
17
Alan Forrest ↓ Josh Ginnelly 64'
- 9
- 19
Bench
-
21
Toby Sibbick ↑ 78'
-
30
Josh Ginnelly ↑ 64'
- 11
-
27
Connor Smith ↑ 84'
-
5
Peter Haring ↑ 63'
- 13
- 16
- 12
- 20
- 39
Coach
Robbie Neilson
FC Zurich Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
-
18
Donis Avdijaj ↓ Degnand Gnonto 46'
-
3
Adrian Guerrero ↓ Fidan Aliti 90'
- 25
- 10
- 31
- 4
-
20
Bohdan Viunnyk ↓ Aiyegun Tosin 63'
- 19
-
17
Cheick Conde ↓ Marc Hornschuh 46'
- 8
Bench
-
16
Marc Hornschuh ↑ 46'
- 39
- 9
-
23
Fabian Rohner ↑ 79'
- 2
-
15
Aiyegun Tosin ↑ 63'
- 7
- 11
- 1
-
22
Degnand Gnonto ↑ 46'
-
6
Fidan Aliti ↑ 90'
- 34
Coach
Franco Foda
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Shankland | 2 |
| Blerim Dzemaili | 1 |
| Adrian Guerrero | 1 |
| Fabian Rohner | 1 |
Head to Head
Heart of Midlothian FC Form
2022-08-25
Heart of Midlothian FC
0–1
FC Zurich
L
2022-08-21
Celtic FC
2–0
Heart of Midlothian FC
L
2022-08-18
FC Zurich
2–1
Heart of Midlothian FC
L
2022-08-14
Heart of Midlothian FC
4–1
Dundee United FC
W
2022-08-07
Hibernian FC
1–1
Heart of Midlothian FC
D
2022-07-30
Heart of Midlothian FC
2–1
Ross County FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.12
Heart of Midlothian FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23
FC Zurich xG
I would bet for:
Heart of Midlothian FC or FC Zurich 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Zurich win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Zurich
69%
Heart of Midlothian FC or FC Zurich
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC
| Handicap | Heart of Midlothian FC covers | Push | FC Zurich covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 19% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 21% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
FC Zurich keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

