Who are Motherwell's European opponents HB Torshavn?

Havnar Boltfelag Torshavn, to give them their full name, currently sit fifth in the Effodeildin table 16 games into the 2026 season, having been runners-up last year, but have not played a competitive game since 5 July.

Motherwell will be hoping they will have lost much of the match sharpness that carried them into their summer break with three wins in their past four games when the Faroe Islanders head to Fir Park for Thursday's Conference League second-round qualifier.

That hints at an improvement under Lukasz Cieslewicz, who was promoted from reserve team manager to caretaker after the dismissal of Andre Olsen on 20 June.

The 24-time Faroes champions will be without ex-Motherwell forward Moses Ebiye, who was not granted a visa in time, along with Senegalese midfielder Amidou Diop.

It leaves a squad with only eight players who have experienced domestic football outside the Faroes, although six have played for their country, including former Sligo Rovers midfielder Stefan Radosavljevic.

Interestingly, this will be the second European meeting between the clubs after their Uefa Cup preliminary round tie back in 1994.

Motherwell won 7-1 over two legs to set up a meeting with Borussia Dortmund.

HB have only won three of their 37 European ties, their latest being a 6-0 Conference League qualifying defeat of Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro in 2021.