six-pointer

British

noun

informal a football match between two teams in similar positions in the league table, considered as being worth six points as it not only gains the winning team three points but denies three points to the losing team

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Admittedly way too early for a six-pointer, but both sides lacked a clinical edge they will need to find before the season is done - or else rely on St Johnstone's poor form to continue.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

It was dubbed a relegation six-pointer beforehand and Everton came away with all the points to boost their chances of remaining in the top flight come the end of the campaign.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023

Now Salernitana faces another relegation six-pointer on Sunday against Cagliari, the team that replaced it in the bottom three.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

Watford get this crucial relegation six-pointer going ... but only after the teams take a knee.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2022

League Two’s three surviving fixtures include the absolutely massive bottom-of-the-table six-pointer between Oldham and Scunthorpe; the Iron are bottom on goal difference, Oldham have the worse form, and no game today looks more important.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2021

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