Adjective
pre-match (not comparable)
(sports) Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.
Aberdeen are due to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday and the club is due to hold its pre-match press conference on Friday morning. Source: Internet
According to the format agreed during the official draws and pre-match meeting, the group stage games will be played in a round robin format with the best two teams qualifying for the semifinals. Source: Internet
All Johan Cruyff’s pre-match comments about Milan have come back to haunt him in one sensational goal, the sort that Holland 74 – or 94 – would have been proud to call their own. Source: Internet
Coach Zinedine Zidane said in his pre-match press conference on Saturday that the 30-year-old was available and he has been named in the 19-man squad for the game at El Sadar. Source: Internet
Chelsea's other option is Nathan Ake, although Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe insisted the defender would not be sold in his pre-match press conference on Friday. Source: Internet
Faf du Plessis joked with media on Thursday, referring to Newlands as the ‘Home of Cricket’ in his pre-match press conference ahead of the second Test against England. Source: Internet