How do you use "Clean sheet" in a sentence?

Third clean sheet in a row. He kept another clean sheet today. We need to keep a clean sheet to go through.

Clean sheet

Q: What does "Clean sheet" mean?

A game where the goalkeeper concedes no goals. A 'clean sheet' is every goalkeeper and defender's dream—finishing the match without letting in a goal. The metaphor is of a scoresheet unmarked by opposition goals. 'Keeping a clean sheet' requires discipline, organisation, and often luck. It's a key statistic for goalkeepers and a point of pride for entire defences.

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Significado: A game where the goalkeeper concedes no goals.

门将零封对手的比赛。

Un partido en el que el portero no encaja ningún gol.

ゴールキーパーが無失点に抑えた試合。

골키퍼가 무실점으로 경기를 마치는 것.

A 'clean sheet' is every goalkeeper and defender's dream—finishing the match without letting in a goal. The metaphor is of a scoresheet unmarked by opposition goals. 'Keeping a clean sheet' requires discipline, organisation, and often luck. It's a key statistic for goalkeepers and a point of pride for entire defences.

「clean sheet」是每个门将和后卫的梦想——整场比赛不丢球。比喻记分表上没有对方进球的痕迹。「Keeping a clean sheet」需要纪律、组织性，通常还需要运气。这是门将的关键数据，也是整条防线的骄傲。

Una «clean sheet» es el sueño de todo portero y defensa: acabar el partido sin encajar gol. La metáfora es la de una hoja de resultados sin goles en contra. «Keeping a clean sheet» requiere disciplina, organización y, a menudo, suerte. Es una estadística clave para los porteros y motivo de orgullo para toda la defensa.

「clean sheet」はすべてのGKとDFの夢——失点なしで試合を終えること。得点表に相手のゴールが記されない、白紙のままというイメージ。「keeping a clean sheet」には規律、組織力、そしてしばしば運が必要。GKにとって重要な指標であり、DF陣全体の誇りでもある。

'Clean sheet'은 모든 골키퍼와 수비수의 꿈으로, 상대에게 한 골도 허용하지 않고 경기를 마치는 것이다. 기록지에 실점이 하나도 없다는 비유에서 유래했다. 무실점을 유지하려면 규율, 조직력, 그리고 종종 행운이 필요하다. 골키퍼의 핵심 통계이자 수비진 전체의 자부심이다.

Ejemplos

Third clean sheet in a row.
连续第三场零封
Tercera portería a cero consecutiva
「3試合連続無失点」
3경기 연속 무실점이다.
He kept another clean sheet today.
他今天又零封了
Hoy ha vuelto a dejar la portería a cero
「今日もまた無失点だった」
오늘도 또 무실점을 기록했다.
We need to keep a clean sheet to go through.
我们需要零封才能晋级
Necesitamos dejar la portería a cero para pasar
「突破するには無失点で抑えないと」
다음 라운드에 진출하려면 무실점으로 막아야 해.

Pronunciación

/kliːn ʃiːt/

Guía de uso

Contexto: football, goalkeeping, defence

Tono: technical, celebratory

✓ Correcto

Clean sheet
零封
portería a cero
無失点
무실점
Keep a clean sheet
保持零封
dejar la portería a cero
無失点に抑える
무실점으로 막다
Another clean sheet
又一次零封
otra portería a cero
また無失点
또 무실점

Errores comunes

Goalkeepers are credited with clean sheets even if defence did most of the work
A team can win 5-0 but not have a clean sheet if they concede

Origen e historia

From the literal scoresheet or record of the match—a sheet kept 'clean' of goals against. The term entered football vocabulary in the early 20th century. It emphasises defensive achievement, giving goalkeepers and defenders credit they don't always get when strikers dominate headlines.

Etimología: From a scoresheet with no goals marked against

Primera vez registrado: Early 20th century

Contexto cultural

Era: Early 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Football statistics; Fantasy Football

Regional notes: Universal football term.

Variaciones

Clean sheetKeep a clean sheet

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