goal differential

collocation in English

meaningsofgoalanddifferential

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goal
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəʊl/us
/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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differential
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/us
/ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/
an amount of difference between things that ...
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(Definition ofgoalanddifferentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the regular season, eki guided the club to 17 wins, 1 loss and 4 ties with a whoppinggoaldifferentialof 66:13.
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They ended with agoaldifferentialof 23, the worst of any national team in any major competition.
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Goaldifferentialwill be used as the first tiebreaker, while goal quotient will be used as the second tiebreaker.
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The club had the worstgoaldifferentialallowing 45 more than they score.
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They won both games, and the mini-tournament itself ongoaldifferential.
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Despite their mediocre record, their positivegoaldifferentialwas a positive indicator that the team still had some life left.
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There is an option for a mercy rule that will end the game as soon as the team reaches the limit ofgoaldifferential.
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With all three teams having the same record, the tiebreaker went togoaldifferential.
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In the regular season, eki guided the club to 17 wins, 1 loss and 4 ties with a whoppinggoaldifferentialof 66:13.
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At the time, series winners were decided ongoaldifferentialwith away goals counting for two points and home goals only one.
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The team with the bestgoaldifferentialin the opposite pool will also move on to the semifinals.
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In ice hockey, it measures a player'sgoaldifferential.
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Draws between clubs were settled by points, wins, head-to-head match-ups,goaldifferential, goals against, goals for, and finally a coin toss.
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Despite winning both of its games, the team found itself shut out of the title game based ongoaldifferential.
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They are the only team ever to have been relegated with a positivegoaldifferential: 52 goals for and 47 against.
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The team was not able to qualify for the knockout phase due togoaldifferential.
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Olympic officials calculated the standing on different tie-breaking rules that based thegoaldifferential over the entire tournament not just among teams involved in the medal round.
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A new tie-breaking method was introduced, if there was a tie for a medal, it would be broken by thegoaldifferentialbetween only the top five placed nations.
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Teams are ranked first by total points in all games, then, if tied, by bestgoaldifferentialin all games, then by total goals in all games.
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If the teams end the season in a points tie, the team with the most goals on aggregate will win (for a two-team competition, this is equivalent togoaldifferential).
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