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Six-pointer

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounAdvanced term

In football (soccer), six-pointer means: A match between close rivals in which winning also prevents the other side gaining points.

In Turkish: doğrudan rakiple kritik maç

How it is used

An informal expression; it does not mean six league points are literally awarded.

Example sentences

  1. Saturday's six-pointer could separate the two teams near the bottom.

    The result changes the relative position of direct rivals.

  2. Fans called the leaders' meeting a six-pointer in the title race.

    The idiom also applies at the top of the table.

Common collocations

  • relegation six-pointer
  • crucial six-pointer
  • win a six-pointer
  • tableThe list that ranks the teams in a league by points, with goal difference and other figures; also called the league table or standings.
  • relegationDropping down to a lower division at the end of the season after finishing in one of the bottom places of the league.

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