In a mid week match in week 2, on Thursday Sep 15th, Qarabağ hosts Nantes in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Qarabağ is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Freiburg. Vincenzo Grifo scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 7th minute from the penalty spot, then Ritsu Doan added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Maximilian Eggestein. Qarabağ looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while nantes is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Lorient. Igniatius Ganago struck first for Nantes in the 13th minute, then Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara tied it up for Lorient in the 19th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 60th minute on a goal by Cathline. Nantes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Mostafa Mohamed. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Borges Malinowski has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Qarabağ.