Queen of the South vs Hearts Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Hearts finished just inside of the top half of the Premiership table last season, as they finished up in sixth. By the end of the campaign there was just a point between them and seventh placed Motherwell, while they were 10 points shy of the top five. Despite having mid-season dreams of Europe, Hearts ultimately finished nowhere near. They return to action this season aiming to improve, and to challenge city rivals Hibernian in the new campaign. Just how will they get on?

Hearts head to Championship opposition on Wednesday night, as they continue to prepare for their new campaign. They meet another sixth placed finisher, as Queen of the South wrapped up their campaign in the middle of the second tier. They were seven points shy of the play-offs, so weren’t too far from having a chance of playing Hearts in the league. Will they be able to up their game this season, and make a push for the top flight?

Hearts are out to make a flying start to their league campaign, and with their rivals distracted by Europe they’ll be looking to hit the ground running. They’ve made a strong start in preseason, and have been busy since their new campaign kicked off earlier this month. They’ve claimed victories at Arbroath and Dumbarton, while they’re fresh from a 3-1 victory over Partick Thistle at the weekend. With a perfect preseason under their belt, will they be able to claim a result in this visit to Dumfries?

The visitors have a brilliant record against their next opponents. They have won their last four meetings with them, scoring 14 goals across their last five meetings with Queen of the South. They’ve won back to back visits here, following their spell in the Championship together. Hearts have improved since then, and they’ve established themselves in the top flight, and are now seen as a top six side in the Premiership. Can they show how far they’ve come with another win in this visit?

We expect Hearts to claim a result, with Queen of the South fresh from an average home campaign last term. They failed to win 13 of their 18 home games against second tier opposition, and we’re backing them to lose out to a top flight side in fine form. We’re going with Hearts to win as our tip on this game, while we’re backing their in form attack to hit two goals in this visit to Dumfries.