pre-match
English
Adjective
- (sports) Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.
- 2025 March 1, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, in The Guardian[1]:
- It was a horrendous challenge and utterly brainless given the pre-match talk from his manager about keeping their heads and being aware of VAR, which is not in use in the Championship.