ɪf ðə vˈɛnjuː ɪz pˈɪkt bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə tˈiːmz plˈeɪɪŋ ɑːɹ nˈoʊn, ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl fɚðə tˈiːm ðæt nˈoːɹməli plˈeɪz æt ðə nˈuːtɹəl vˈɛnjuː tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə mˈætʃ: ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɪz ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈʌp fˈaɪnəl wˌɛɹ lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ˈɛf.sˈiː. plˈeɪd ˈeɪ.ˈɛs. ɹˈoʊmə æt ðə stˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ɑːlˈɪmpɪkˌoʊ, ɹˈoʊməz hˈoʊm ɡɹˈaʊnd dᵻspˈaɪt ðˈɪs, ɹˈoʊmə hɐdbɪn dɹˈɔːn æz ðə tˈɛknɪkəl ɐwˈeɪ tˈiːm fɔːɹ ðɪs mˈætʃ.
If the venue is picked before the teams playing are known, it is possible for the team that normally plays at the neutral venue to reach the match: an example is the 1984 European Cup Final where Liverpool F.C. played A.S. Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma's home ground (despite this, Roma had been drawn as the technical away team for this match).