goal difference
noun /ˈɡəʊl dɪfrəns/
/ˈɡəʊl dɪfrəns/
[uncountable]- (in football (soccer), hockey, etc.) the difference between the number of goals that a team has scored and the number of goals that have been scored against them over a series of games, sometimes used to decide the team’s position in the league table
- Russia lead Group G on goal difference from Montenegro.