Trabzonspor Host Hearts in the Conference League

Trabzonspor will host Scottish side Hearts on Thursday in their second-round match of the UEFA Conference League. The game will kick off at 19.45 local time at Papara Park. The Black Sea club is aiming for its fifth consecutive win.

In the first round of the league phase, Trabzonspor had beaten Finnish side KuPS Kuopio 4-2 away from home. Hearts, for their part, drew 1-1 with Danish side Nordsjaelland in their opening match after taking the lead in the first half. The Scottish team arrives in Turkey following a heavy 7-1 defeat to Celtic.

Trabzonspor had made an unsteady start to the 2026/27 season. The team won only two of its first seven official matches and was eliminated by Ferencvaros 5-0 on aggregate in the Europa League qualifying rounds. The second leg was lost 4-0. Fatih Tekke left his post after the team lost 2-1 to Amed Sportif Faaliyetler in the Super Lig.

Hüseyin Çimşir took over on an interim basis and recorded one win and one defeat. Thomas Reis was then appointed on a permanent basis. Reis won his first four official matches as well. In that period the team scored 13 goals and conceded only two. In the side that beat Galatasaray 4-0, Mohamed Salah is named as the standout figure in attack.