Rapid Vienna vs 26.08.26 16:452 – 2(3-4 pen)After PenAgg: 4 – 4
Heart Of Midlothian — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Heart of Midlothian edge shootout at Rapid Vienna after late leveller
Heart Of Midlothian progressed in the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round after beating Rapid Vienna 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Allianz Stadion. Ercan Kara had put Rapid ahead before the interval, and that scoreline held until deep into the second half, when Heart Of Midlothian found a way back despite finishing the match with ten men.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Kara's 34th-minute goal gave Rapid a lead they carried into half-time and looked set to defend behind a dominant share of possession. Tómas Magnússon was sent off for the visitors in the 76th minute, leaving Heart Of Midlothian to see out the remainder a man light, yet three minutes later Pierre Kabore levelled from Blair Spittal's assist to force extra time and, ultimately, penalties.
Rapid Vienna dominated territory and chances across normal time, racking up 33 shots to Heart Of Midlothian's 12 and controlling 68 per cent of possession, but could not add to Kara's opener. The shootout swung the tie in the visitors' favour, with Heart Of Midlothian converting 4-3 to advance despite having played the closing stages with ten men.
Kara scored Rapid Vienna's opening goal and finished with a rating of 8.3, while Calvin Miller matched that mark for Heart Of Midlothian in the shootout win.
Rapid Vienna's 33 shots to Heart Of Midlothian's 12 underlined how one-sided the chance creation was despite the visitors advancing.
Rapid Vienna and Heart Of Midlothian drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0). Heart Of Midlothian won the penalty shootout 4–3.
Rapid Vienna met Heart Of Midlothian in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 16:45 UTC at Allianz Stadion. Referee: Elcin Masiyev.
Team pages: Rapid Vienna · Heart Of Midlothian · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 34' Goal: Ercan Kara — 1–0 · Watch Ercan Kara's goal video (34')
- 76' Red card: Tómas Magnússon
- 79' Goal: Pierre Kabore (assist: Blair Spittal) — 1–1 · Watch Pierre Kabore's goal video (79')
- 100' Goal: Calvin Miller (assist: Rogers Mato) — 1–2 · Watch Calvin Miller's goal video (100')
- 119' Goal: Nenad Cvetković (assist: Moulaye Haïdara) — 2–2 · Watch Nenad Cvetković's goal video (119')
Starting line-ups
Rapid Vienna (4-2-3-1)
Heart Of Midlothian (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Rapid Vienna 71%, the draw 18%, Heart Of Midlothian 11%. It finished Rapid Vienna 1–1 Heart Of Midlothian.
Rapid Vienna's rating gap decides it — Rapid Vienna are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top makes it one-sided for Rapid Vienna. The draw at 18% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Rapid Vienna at 71%?
Rapid Vienna sit 241 points higher on our strength rating — 1634 to 1393. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,954 such games. Rapid Vienna sit -0.48 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,386 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 64–20–16.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 71% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 18% and Heart Of Midlothian at 11%.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,001. The goals environment takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Rapid Vienna average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 241 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Rapid Vienna's last five in the competitions we cover: W-W-W-W-D — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2193 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4006 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Rapid Vienna vs Heart Of Midlothian final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Ercan Kara's goal against Heart Of Midlothian (34').
- Watch Pierre Kabore's goal against Rapid Vienna (79').
- Watch Calvin Miller's goal against Rapid Vienna (100').
- Watch Nenad Cvetković's goal against Heart Of Midlothian (119').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Rapid Vienna 2–2 Heart Of Midlothian. Explore more on the Rapid Vienna and Heart Of Midlothian team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Rapid Vienna vs Heart Of Midlothian?
Rapid Vienna and Heart Of Midlothian drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0). Heart Of Midlothian won the penalty shootout 4–3.
›Who scored in Rapid Vienna vs Heart Of Midlothian?
Ercan Kara (34') for Rapid Vienna; Pierre Kabore (79') for Heart Of Midlothian; Calvin Miller (100') for Heart Of Midlothian; Nenad Cvetković (119') for Rapid Vienna.
›Where can I watch Rapid Vienna vs Heart Of Midlothian highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Rapid Vienna 2–2 Heart Of Midlothian are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Rapid Vienna and Heart Of Midlothian?
Rapid Vienna and Heart Of Midlothian have met 1 time — 0 wins for Rapid Vienna, 0 wins for Heart Of Midlothian and 1 draw.