Trabzonspor host Hearts, Reis's probable starting 11 revealed

Trabzonspor will face Hearts in the UEFA Conference League. The burgundy and blue side beat KuPS 4-2 away in the first match of the league phase and are chasing two wins in two weeks. After the Beşiktaş derby, Thomas Reis is expected to make at least 5 changes to the squad.

According to Fotomaç, Mendy and Bouchouari, who cannot play in the league because of their status, will feature in Europe. Samet, Cenk and Saviolo, who started on the bench in the derby, are also planned to be in the starting 11. The probable line-up is: Onana, Melih, Samet, Cenk, Cabral, Mendy, Bouchouari, Saviolo, Muçi, Aral, Dju. Hearts' expected 11 is Reus, Altena, Walcott, Findlay, Milne, Mendy, Magnusson, Miller, Braga, McPake, Wilson.

The Black Sea side will play their 159th match in Europe. In the previous 158 matches they recorded 57 wins, 39 draws and 62 defeats, scoring 198 goals and conceding 216. This will be their 10th match in the Conference League, where in 9 matches they have had 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. They scored 11 goals and conceded 14.

Playing their fourth match in Europe this season, Trabzonspor had lost to Ferencvaros 1-0 at home and 4-0 away in the Europa League play-off round. The team is drawn against a Scottish side for the first time in 29 years. The last meeting was against Dundee in the 2nd qualifying round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup, when Trabzonspor won 1-0 at home and drew 1-1 in the return leg to advance.