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Dinamo Minsk and Hearts will trade tackles in a UEFA Conference League clash on Thursday. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a routine 2-0 home win over Isloch in the Belarussian Vysshaya Liga.
Boni Amian was the star of the show as he scored a second-half brace to guide his side to victory.
Hearts, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at home to Ross County in the Scottish Premiership. They went behind to Ronan Hale's 35th-minute goal while Lawrence Shankland equalized with a last-gasp leveler in the fifth minute of injury time.
The Midlothian outfit dropped into the Conference League following their elimination from the UEFA Europa League by Viktoria Plzen. Minsk also dropped from the Europa League after being eliminated by Anderlecht with a 2-0 aggregate defeat.
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Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Fourteen of Minsk's last 15 games across competitions, including each of the last eight, have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net and also produced less than three goals.
- Four of Hearts' last five competitive games have produced under 2.5 goals.
- Seven of Minsk's eight European games this season have produced under 1.5 goals.
- Hearts' draw with Ross County ended their run of eight successive defeats.
- Minsk have won each of their last four home games by a 2-0 scoreline.
Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts Prediction
Dinamo Minsk have been flying high domestically and sit second in the league, three points behind table-toppers Neman with three games in hand. Vadim Skripchenko's side have been defensively solid, having conceded just nine goals in 20 league games this term. They started their continental sojourn this season in the UEFA Champions League and will be playing this game behind closed doors.
Hearts, by contrast, have had a season to forget and have made a 10-game winless start to the campaign. The Jam Tarts recently parted ways with Steven Naismith after he oversaw an eight-game losing streak and the decision seemingly paid off as they rescued a point at the death over the weekend. The Scots will be making an 8000 km round-trip for this fixture and could be hampered by fatigue.
Minsk's games have tended to be tight affairs and we are backing the hosts to claim a narrow win and clean sheet.
Prediction: Dinamo Minsk 1-0 Hearts
Dinamo Minsk vs Hearts Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Dinamo Minsk to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals
