to arrange for sb to compete in a game or competition against sb else :
We are matched against last year's champions in the first round.
to arrange for sb to compete in a game or competition against sb else :
We are matched against last year's champions in the first round.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005