six-pointer
See also: six pointer
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editsix-pointer (plural six-pointers)
- (soccer) A match between two teams on a similar number of points (in a league using the three points for a win system), such that the difference between a side winning and losing the match is a six-point swing relative to their opponents.
- 2007, Stuart Barnes, Sanchez's six-pointer stalemate, The Guardian:
- Sammy Lee has gone from Bolton and Fulham's Lawrie Sanchez is talking about six-pointers.
- 2014, Arsenal match is a six-pointer, insists Pellegrini, ESPN:
- Manuel Pellegrini believes Arsenal are still in the title race but sees Saturday's clash as a six-pointer that could allow his side to open up a 12-point gap on Arsene Wenger's side.
- 2007, Stuart Barnes, Sanchez's six-pointer stalemate, The Guardian: