Tynecastle Park is expected to be packed when Hearts meet Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League play-off second leg on Thursday. For both clubs, the stakes are enormous as they aim to reach the tournament’s new-look group phase.
Plzen hold a 1-0 aggregate advantage from last week’s first leg in the Doosan Arena and Hearts required a passionate but disciplined display if they are to overturn it and go through. Head coach Steven Naismith’s team selection will therefore be crucial and is already sparking much debate. Much depends on Lawrence Shankland’s availability with Liam Boyce poised to step in if needed.
Hearts have yet to win this season after five competitive games, and this is the predicted line-up as they look to change that statistic:
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