Hearts will be looking to put their domestic woes behind them as they get their European adventure underway.
Robbie Neilson's men are in the Europa Conference League group stages following their Europa League play-off round defeat to Swiss champions FC Zurich. The guarantee of six more matches minimum begins this week with Turkish side İstanbul Başakşehir providing the opposition on matchday one.
The Jambos have been out of sorts in recent weeks with a poor run of results behind them going into this clash. They've also suffered injuries to key men such as Liam Boyce and Kye Rowles but some new recruits in the shape of Stephen Humphrys, Zander Clark and Robert Snodgrass will certainly help boost morale and give more depth and quality to the squad.
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Fiorentina and RFS make up the four-team section with the pair facing off in the other group fixture.
Here is all the information you need ahead of the huge Europa Conference League clash.
What TV channel is the match on?
Hearts vs İstanbul Başakşehir is LIVE on TV.
The match will be shown on BT Sport 3.
When is the game and can I live stream the game?
Yes - the game is available to live stream via the BT Sport app.
The match takes place at Tynecastle, Edinburgh on September 8th, with a 5:45pm kick-off.
Hearts TV subscribers can listen to live audio coverage from 5.30pm with Laurie Dunsire and Jimmy Sandison.
Due to broadcasting restrictions, Hearts TV cannot show live match footage.
You can keep up to date with the scoreline and all the latest news by following Edinburgh Live Sport on Twitter.
Alternatively, BBC Sportsound will provide updates as will Hearts via their social media channels.
Team news
Neilson will be without injured pair Boyce and Rowles.
Jorge Grant was sent off in the Europa League play-off second-leg against FC Zurich and serves a ban.
New signings Clark, Humphrys and Orestis Kiomourtzoglou are included in the official UEFA squad list.
Latest odds
Hearts 13/5
Draw 12/5
İstanbul Başakşehir 21/10
**Odds correct from Paddy Power at time of writing**
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