match against

phrasal verb
1
to compare something with something else in order to find things that are the same or similar
مقایسه کردن, تطبیق دادن, مطابقت دادن
2
to arrange for somebody to compete in a game or competition against somebody else
رقابت دادن با, رقیب قرار دادن
We are matched against last year's champions in the first round.