expected vs awaited

They can mean the same thing. Usage determines the basic difference. [ I am waiting for John to get here, as I expected him to arrive by 4:00 and it's now 5:00. ]
I think that there might be a time or due date included in 'expect'. [ I'll wait for another five minutes, but I expected him here fifteen minutes ago. ]
Expect can also mean to consider something to be re

Thank you Philip for your response but I am still a little confuse. Your examples doesn'y use my words "awaited" and "expected".
So, my question still remains:
When an event is expected and when is awaited? I can not see the difference.

PhilipI think that there might be a time or due date included in 'expect'. [ I'll wait for another five minutes, but I expected him here fifteen minutes ago.

I agree. Expect suggests that we think it will happen, and often suggests that we have some idea of when.
Await suggests that we are waiting for something, but does not necessarily

You are asking about the passive use: "I expect/await her arrival" vs. "Her arrival is expected/awaited." That is a challenging question. Just looking at the base words, to expect something is to regard its eventual occurrence as likely. To await something is to know it will happen in the future and be in a state of some suspense concerning it.

Any difference between their use in your qu

I come again at this topic with the specific case in wich I want to use "awaited" or "expected".
So, I want to report about an artistic event that have just occured. How do I say?

The most expected event of the year was the event that have just finished. or
The most awaited event of the year was the event that have just finished.

I would use awaited there. Everyone has been excitedly waiting for it. Another word you could use would be anticipated.
Expected wouldn't be a very good fit in that context.

Marian NedelcuI come again at this topic with the specific case in wich I want to use "awaited" or "expected".So, I want to report about an artistic event that have just occured. How do I say?The most expected event of the year was the event that have just finished. orThe most awaited event of the year was the event that have just finished.

Neither one sounds

Let put in other words what I want to know.
A soccer championship has just finished. There were some maches eagerly awaited, but the the highlight of the event was the mach between TeamA and TeamB.
Taking in consideration the above circumstances does the following sentence is gramatically correct and intelligible?

The most awaited mach was the one between TeamA

Marian NedelcuLet put in other words what I want to know.A soccer championship has just finished. There were some maches eagerly awaited, but the the highlight of the event was the mach between TeamA and TeamB. Taking in consideration the above circumstances does the following sentence is gramatically correct and intelligible?The most awaited mach was the one between Team

I am a little confused about the meaning of "anticipated" adjectiv.
For me anticipate = feel or know the result of a future event as
I anticipated the result of the match. The result was anticipated by the supporters.

Let me know other meanings of "anticipated".