UEFA Europa Conference League · League Stage - 3 
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Thun and Hearts meet with one point separating them
Heart Of Midlothian sit four places and one point above FC Thun in the Conference League standings. Thun will look to turn home advantage into a first point after two defeats in the competition.
📍 Stockhorn Arena
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Match report
Final result: FC Thun 3-1 Heart Of Midlothian.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 18–15; Shots on target: 8–4; Corners: 4–4; Expected goals: 1.84–1.2.
Goals
- 22' J. McCart (o.g.) · FC Thun
- 34' B. Labeau · FC Thun
- 57' F. Dursun · N. Reichmuth · FC Thun
- 82' S. Findlay · J. Altena · Heart Of Midlothian
Cards
- 37' N. Maier · FC Thun
- 45+2' F. Dursun · FC Thun
- 59' N. Reichmuth · FC Thun
- 77' J. McCart · Heart Of Midlothian
- 81' J. Bamert · FC Thun
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Furkan Dursun (FC Thun) 8.2
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
FC Thun · 4-4-2
- 1Niklas SteffenG
- 37Lucien DählerD
- 19Jan BamertD
- 23Marco BürkiD
- 2Olivier MambwaD
- 70Nils ReichmuthM
- 14Mattias KäitM
- 16Justin RothM
- 30Nico MaierM
- 9Furkan DursunF
- 96Brighton LabeauF
Heart Of Midlothian · 5-4-1
- 1Beau ReusG
- 23Jordi AltenaD
- 64Malachi Fagan-WalcottD
- 17Stuart FindlayD
- 5Jamie McCartD
- 3Stephen KingsleyD
- 29Sabah KerjotaM
- 78Laurent MendyM
- 15Josh McPakeM
- 19Severin Sabri GuendouzM
- 10Cláudio BragaF
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| FC Thun | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Heart Of Midlothian | 1.5 | 1.8 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Heart Of Midlothian | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 32 | FC Thun | 2 | -2 | 0 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.87 – 1.73
- Double chance
- 12 · 77%1X 64% · X2 59%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 70%Over 1.5: 88% · Over 3.5: 48%
- Both teams score
- 70%
- Clean sheet
- 18% – 15%FC Thun–Heart Of Midlothian
- Half-time result
- X · 35%1 34% · 2 31%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 25%2/2 22% · X/1 13%
- Expected corners
- 10.04.9 – 5.1 · Over 9.5: 54%
- Expected cards
- 4.82.4 – 2.4 · Over 3.5: 69%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A narrow gap in the standings
Heart Of Midlothian travel to Thun just four places and one point ahead of FC Thun in the UEFA Europa Conference League table. Hearts are 28th of 36 with one point after two matches, while Thun are 32nd with none; both sides have a goal difference of -2. With the teams so close, the meeting at Stockhorn Arena offers Thun a chance to draw level and Hearts an opportunity to create some separation.
Contrasting competition records
Thun have lost both of their Conference League matches, scoring no goals and conceding twice. Their sole home appearance in the competition also ended in defeat, with one goal conceded.
Hearts have a longer competition record: one win, two draws and one defeat across four matches, with six goals scored and seven conceded. Away from home in this competition, they have one win and one defeat, scoring three and conceding four. Their most recent Conference League match ended in defeat, as did Thun’s.
These figures cover only each side’s matches in this competition, rather than their overall season form. The difference is that Hearts have already shown they can collect points, while Thun are still searching for their first.
The edge Hearts have—and Thun need
The visitors’ six goals across four Conference League matches offer a more encouraging attacking return than Thun’s goalless start. But seven conceded, including four in two away games, underline a vulnerability Thun can try to exploit.
Thun’s immediate task is to make their home setting count and find a way to score. A win would move them level with Hearts on points, while the visitors can protect their slender advantage by improving on their latest result.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model leans slightly towards the home side, pointing to Thun’s chance to take advantage of Hearts’ defensive record in the competition and the lift of playing at Stockhorn Arena. Both teams have shown they can score, so a narrow home win is the call.
FC Thun 2-1 Heart Of Midlothian
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