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matchday
A specific day or round in a season on which several games in a sports league take place.
Am kommenden Spieltag der Bundesliga gibt es viele spannende Partien.
There are many exciting matches on the upcoming Bundesliga matchday.
The word is made up of 'Spiel' (game) and 'Tag' (day). So it literally refers to a day on which games take place, but it has become an established term for a round in a sports season.
Der erste Spieltag der neuen Saison findet im August statt.
The first matchday of the new season takes place in August.
'Spieltag' (matchday) is a technical term from organized sports, especially in leagues such as the football Bundesliga. A season consists of several matchdays on which all or most teams play.
Unsere Mannschaft hat an diesem Spieltag leider verloren.
Unfortunately, our team lost on this matchday.
To refer to a specific round, 'Spieltag' (matchday) is usually used with the preposition 'am' (on the) and an ordinal number.
Am letzten Spieltag der Saison entscheidet sich die Meisterschaft.
The championship will be decided on the last matchday of the season.
game / play
'das Spiel' and 'der Spieltag' both belong to the world of sports, so they can easily be confused. 'das Spiel' means a single game or match, for example a soccer match between two teams. 'der Spieltag', on the other hand, means a specific day or round in a league when several games often take place. If you are talking about a specific match-up, 'Spiel' fits. If you are talking about the date or the round in the season, 'Spieltag' fits.
Am nächsten Spieltag spielt unsere Mannschaft zu Hause.
On the next matchday, our team is playing at home.
Das Spiel gegen Köln beginnt heute um 18 Uhr.
The game against Cologne starts today at 6 p.m.