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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
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
goal differences
What is "goal difference"?
Goal difference in soccer is the difference between the number of goals a team has scored and the number of goals it has let in during a competition. It is often used as a tiebreaker when teams have the same number of points in the standings. A positive goal difference means the team has scored more goals than it has let in, while a negative goal difference means the opposite. It helps determine which team performed better overall in terms of scoring and defending.
Examples
Our team won the league due to a superior goal difference.
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