On Thursday Sep 8th, in week 1, Freiburg will host Qarabağ in a clash of the Europa League. Freiburg is fresh off their 3-2 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Kerem Demirbay scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 16th minute, then Matthias Ginter tied it up for Freiburg in the 48th minute on a feed from Vincenzo Grifo Finally they completed the comback in the 72nd minute on a goal by Ritsu Doan to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Freiburg should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Qarabağ recorded a 2-2 draw against Zürich. Maksim Medvedev scored the first goal for Zürich on an own goal in the 4th minute, but Borges Malinowski got the equalizer for Qarabağ in the 56th minute . Qarabağ is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Kady Iuri Borges Malinowski has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Qarabağ. For Freiburg, their top scorers are Vincenzo Grifo and Michael Gregoritsch, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.