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Discover LudwigThe phrase "away team" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of sports or competitions to refer to the team that is playing at the opponent's venue rather than their home ground.
Example: "The away team managed to secure a surprising victory against the home team."
Alternatives: "visiting team" or "guest team".
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away team
noun
The visiting team; the team that is playing away from home.
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Redknapp called Sunderland the away team.
They were like the away team.
Straight away: "Team be ready.
"We were the away team, but I'll take it.
Brandon Saad provided the screen in front for the away team.
Most times a break in the game tends to favour the away team".
Remarkably, Celtic, the away team from the east of the city, won the match, 2-0.
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The aims of this study were to quantify the magnitude of home advantage (HA) in Australian soccer and to investigate how home-team crowd support and away-team travel may contribute to it.
The top half, or first half, is when the away-team goes up to bat.
Sampdoria's supporters played their part, too, despite officially being the 'away' team.
As the 'away' team, Ottawa was given a bye to the final game.
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