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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.
round
Runde and Spieltag can both refer to a numbered unit in a competition. In league play, Spieltag mainly means the scheduled day on which several games are played, while Runde generally refers to a phase or stage of a competition. Spieltag is appropriate for a league schedule, and Runde usually for a tournament stage.
Am dritten Spieltag der Liga spielt jede Mannschaft gegen einen anderen Gegner.
On the league's third matchday, each team plays against a different opponent.
In der dritten Runde des Turniers spielt jede Mannschaft um den Einzug ins Finale.
In the third round of the tournament, each team is playing for a place in the final.
