home game
Contest without travel
A home game is a sports contest played on a team's own field, court, or arena, as opposed to at an opponent's venue.
Home teams typically enjoy advantages from familiar surroundings and crowd support: The Lakers have won twelve straight home games.
The term extends to any situation where one operates on familiar ground: Negotiating in her own office was a home game.
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- scoreboardGame progress display
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- tailgate partyParking lot celebration before events
first pitch · familiarity · fan culture · homestand · match · playoffs · jersey · competition · tournament · spectators · packed house · comfort zone · traditions · seventh inning stretch · locker room · season · momentum · victory lap
- matchdaykickoff, stadium, fans, crowd, ticket
- school sportsbasketball, varsity, football, JV, soccer
- sports fandomfans, fan chants, foam finger, jersey, fan clubs
- Sports Seasonsregular season, preseason, postseason, offseason, playoffs
- matchesmatch, matches, matchstick, matchbox, matchbook
- baseball seasonregular season, playoffs, postseason, World Series, spring training
home gameaway game
Contest at opponent's facility
road game · away match · away fixture · road trip · away day
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