In sports such as ice hockey and soccer, goal difference (that is, goals scored less goals conceded) is often the first tie-breaker used to rank teams which finish a competition with an equal number of points. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... In Association Football (soccer), the term goal refers to both the result of a score and the physical structure that defines when a score has occurred. ...

Alternatives include goal average, which sees the number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.