Meaning & use
aggregate score in soccer
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Meaning
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The total number of goals scored by both teams over two games in a two-leg tie.
Grammar: Usually used with the definite article: the aggregate score.
Patterns
- the aggregate score in soccer
- win on aggregate
After the second leg, the aggregate score in soccer was 3–2 to United.
The aggregate score in soccer can be confusing for new fans because each game has its own result.
Common combinations
- on aggregate
- They lost the second leg 1–0 but won on aggregate.
- aggregate score
- The aggregate score was level after 180 minutes.
- aggregate winner
- City were the aggregate winners after two tight games.
Synonyms and how they differ
- total score
- A general term for adding scores; 'aggregate score' is the specific soccer term for a two-leg tie.
Word family
- aggregate noun
- A total formed by adding separate amounts.
Commonly confused: aggregate score in soccer or aggregate score soccer?
aggregate score in soccer vs aggregate score soccer
This is a less natural word order; the usual phrase is 'aggregate score in soccer' or just 'aggregate score'.
Practice
In a two-leg tie, Team A wins the first leg 2–0 and loses the second leg 1–0. What is the aggregate score?
Choose one answer.
The aggregate score adds both legs: Team A scored 2 + 0 = 2, Team B scored 0 + 1 = 1. So it is 2–1 to Team A. '3–1' would be wrong because it adds the second leg's goals to the first leg's score rather than to the team's total.
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