Dec 10 2024 3 mins 1
Football Phrase of the Week: Home Form
In this football phrase of the week we take a look at the phrase, 'home form' and explain how it is used in football. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at [email protected].
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Home Form
DF: Hello everyone. This is Damian from the Languagecaster team and I hope you are all doing well. Now as you may have noticed, we have recently started posting some extra football-language podcasts each week. And so on today's football phrase of the week we'll look at the expression, 'home form'.
When we talk about form in football we describe how well or how badly a team has been playing and whether, or not, they are winning or losing. So, good form means the team are winning, while if a team is in bad or poor form then they are losing lots of games and probably playing badly too. There are lots of other phrases we can use in football to describe when a team is playing well, such as 'an in-form side' which is a team that is playing really well and winning games at that moment (of course the opposite is 'an out-of-form side'). We can also talk about a good or a bad run of form which describes how a team has been playing over a series of matches. So, for example, they win four games in a row, they are in a good run of form.
So, in the Premier League this season, Brentford, from west London, have played seven home games or seven home fixtures and they have won six and drawn the other one - that's 19 points from 21 which is a great record. In fact, they are the Premier League's best performing team at home this season ahead of Liverpool who have won six and lost one game, and Arsenal who have won five and drawn twice. Brentford are clearly the in-form side at home, so we can say that their home form (or their home record) is really good; they have good home form, in fact it's the best home form in the league.
The home form of the Bees - that's the nickname of Brentford - is remarkable, especially when compared to their away form. Away from their own stadium, they have only drawn one of their seven matches and they've lost the remaining six. Sometimes teams play better at home than away - maybe they are more accustomed to their surroundings, they don't have to travel and of course the fans are generally on their side! Their away form is not as good as their home form at all this season so far.
How is your favourite team's home form this season? And how would you say this expression in another language? Let us know by dropping us a line at [email protected].
We'll be back with some more football language in our podcast later on in the week and until then enjoy all the football. Bye bye.
Example: Bees edge out the Magpies in a six-goal thriller to continue their fine home form [Premier League Website]
Glossary
In this football phrase of the week we take a look at the phrase, 'home form' and explain how it is used in football. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at [email protected].
http://gty.im/2188719980
Home Form
DF: Hello everyone. This is Damian from the Languagecaster team and I hope you are all doing well. Now as you may have noticed, we have recently started posting some extra football-language podcasts each week. And so on today's football phrase of the week we'll look at the expression, 'home form'.
When we talk about form in football we describe how well or how badly a team has been playing and whether, or not, they are winning or losing. So, good form means the team are winning, while if a team is in bad or poor form then they are losing lots of games and probably playing badly too. There are lots of other phrases we can use in football to describe when a team is playing well, such as 'an in-form side' which is a team that is playing really well and winning games at that moment (of course the opposite is 'an out-of-form side'). We can also talk about a good or a bad run of form which describes how a team has been playing over a series of matches. So, for example, they win four games in a row, they are in a good run of form.
So, in the Premier League this season, Brentford, from west London, have played seven home games or seven home fixtures and they have won six and drawn the other one - that's 19 points from 21 which is a great record. In fact, they are the Premier League's best performing team at home this season ahead of Liverpool who have won six and lost one game, and Arsenal who have won five and drawn twice. Brentford are clearly the in-form side at home, so we can say that their home form (or their home record) is really good; they have good home form, in fact it's the best home form in the league.
The home form of the Bees - that's the nickname of Brentford - is remarkable, especially when compared to their away form. Away from their own stadium, they have only drawn one of their seven matches and they've lost the remaining six. Sometimes teams play better at home than away - maybe they are more accustomed to their surroundings, they don't have to travel and of course the fans are generally on their side! Their away form is not as good as their home form at all this season so far.
How is your favourite team's home form this season? And how would you say this expression in another language? Let us know by dropping us a line at [email protected].
We'll be back with some more football language in our podcast later on in the week and until then enjoy all the football. Bye bye.
Example: Bees edge out the Magpies in a six-goal thriller to continue their fine home form [Premier League Website]
Glossary
