What does "home-and-away" mean?

Of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground.

What is a synonym for "home-and-away"?

Common synonyms include: home-and-home.

Home-and-away

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Adjective

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Of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground. UK, not-comparable
"the practicalities of how a play-off system could work: whether it should take the form of a home-and-away knockout system, similar to that in the Football League, or incorporate seeding"

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home-and-home

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"the practicalities of how a play-off system could work: whether it should take the form of a home-and-away knockout system, similar to that in the Football League, or incorporate seeding"

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