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Goal difference
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(soccer) the difference between the total number of goals scored and conceded by a team in a competition
goal difference
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Example
Our team won the league due to a superior goal difference.
The tiebreaker was decided by goal difference after both teams drew in points.
Even though they lost, their goal difference improved because of their strong defense.
They finished second because their goal difference was better than ours.
The team needs to win by a large margin to improve their goal difference.
