noun
evenly matched in ability
A yojijukugo used when two people or sides are very close in skill or strength, with no clear advantage.
両チームは実力伯仲で、試合は延長戦にもつれ込んだ。
The two teams were evenly matched, and the game went into extra innings.
彼と彼女は実力伯仲のライバルだ。
He and she are rivals of equal ability.
A yojijukugo composed of 実力 (ability) and 伯仲 (being evenly matched, from the elder and younger brothers in a family).