TABLE 3.
Positional match demands in 15 minutes intervals
| Period | CD | FB | CM | WM | FW | |
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| Total distance [m] | 0–15 min | 1544 ± 118 2,3,4,5,6 | 1654 ± 131 5,6 | 1789 ± 143 2,3,4,5,6 | 1782 ± 140 5,6 | 1730 ± 160 2,5,6 |
| 15–30 min | 1449 ± 122 1,6 | 1602 ± 134 5 | 1684 ± 142 1,5,6 | 1676 ± 144 | 1619 ± 129 1,6 | |
| 30–45 min | 1458 ± 1381,5,6 | 1599 ± 159 5 | 1692 ± 150 1,5,6 | 1694 ± 164 | 1646 ± 142 5,6 | |
| 45–60 min | 1479 ± 129 1,5,6 | 1576 ± 143 | 1676 ± 133 1,5,6 | 1714 ± 147 | 1645 ± 130 5,6 | |
| 60–75 min | 1396 ± 129 1,3,4 | 1500 ± 159 1,2,3 | 1596 ± 150 1,2,3,4 | 1654 ± 161 1 | 1543 ± 160 1,3,4 | |
| 75–90 min | 1383 ± 125 1,2,3,4 | 1516 ± 168 1 | 1570 ± 138 1,2,3,4 | 1600 ± 147 1 | 1518 ± 145 1,2,3,4 | |
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| HSR [m] (13–19 km/h) | 0–15 min | 282 ± 712,3,4,5,6 | 303 ± 61 | 422 ± 106 2,3,4,5,6 | 400 ± 105 6 | 378 ± 86 2,3,5,6 |
| 15–30 min | 233 ± 65 1 | 292 ± 76 | 367 ± 91 1,5,6 | 347 ± 96 | 315 ± 63 1 | |
| 30–45 min | 224 ± 69 1 | 277 ± 76 | 346 ± 96 1 | 338 ± 97 | 314 ± 72 1 | |
| 45–60 min | 248 ± 70 1 | 294 ± 79 | 363 ± 92 1,6 | 356 ± 89 | 337 ± 73 6 | |
| 60–75 min | 223 ± 61 1 | 265 ± 72 | 327 ± 83 1,2 | 335 ± 90 | 294 ± 81 1 | |
| 75–90 min | 226 ± 58 1 | 258 ± 75 | 310 ± 84 1,2,4 | 326 ± 91 1 | 284 ± 82 1,4 | |
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| VHSR & SPR [m] (≥ 19 km/h) | 0–15 min | 44 ± 28 | 69 ± 37 | 72 ± 43 | 119 ± 46 2,3,4 | 97 ± 46 |
| 15–30 min | 38 ± 26 | 72 ± 30 | 62 ± 46 | 82 ± 38 1 | 74 ± 50 | |
| 30–45 min | 39 ± 26 | 61 ± 31 | 55 ± 45 | 72 ± 37 1 | 79 ± 41 | |
| 45–60 min | 44 ± 29 | 60 ± 32 | 59 ± 43 | 88 ± 39 1 | 87 ± 46 | |
| 60–75 min | 41 ± 25 | 60 ± 36 | 60 ± 40 | 95 ± 34 | 79 ± 31 | |
| 75–90 min | 42 ± 28 | 56 ± 36 | 59 ± 44 | 94 ± 42 | 75 ± 42 | |
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| Peak speed [km/h] | 0–15 min | 23.5 ± 2.1 | 24.3 ± 2.6 | 23.8 ± 2.3 | 25.7 ± 2.3 | 25.2 ± 2.1 |
| 15–30 min | 23.5 ± 2.6 | 24.7 ± 2.2 | 23.5 ± 2.4 | 25.0 ± 2.3 | 24.2 ± 2.7 | |
| 30–45 min | 23.4 ± 2.5 | 24.6 ± 2.0 | 23.2 ± 2.4 | 25.2 ± 2.3 | 24.7 ± 2.0 | |
| 45–60 min | 23.1 ± 2.2 | 23.9 ± 2.1 | 23.4 ± 2.2 | 25.1 ± 2.0 | 25.1 ± 2.5 | |
| 60–75 min | 23.6 ± 2.2 | 24.4 ± 2.6 | 23.4 ± 2.2 | 25.8 ± 1.9 | 25.2 ± 2.0 | |
| 75–90 min | 23.6 ± 2.3 | 24.4 ± 3.0 | 23.4 ± 2.4 | 25.0 ± 2.3 | 24.7 ± 2.2 | |
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| Accelerations [n] (> 2.00 m/s2) | 0–15 min | 12.0 ± 3.9 3 | 13.0 ± 4.2 | 15.1 ± 4.9 2,3,5,6 | 16.7 ± 5.5 | 16.8 ± 4.7 |
| 15–30 min | 10.6 ± 4.1 | 11.9 ± 3.8 | 12.7 ± 4.5 1 | 14.8 ± 4.9 | 14.2 ± 4.9 | |
| 30–45 min | 9.9 ± 3.2 1 | 11.2 ± 4.0 | 12.6 ± 4.8 1 | 15.6 ± 5.0 | 14.9 ± 4.4 | |
| 45–60 min | 10.6 ± 4.3 | 11.0 ± 3.9 | 13.6 ± 4.7 | 16.0 ± 4.7 | 14.9 ± 4.7 | |
| 60–75 min | 10.2 ± 4.1 | 11.6 ± 4.1 | 11.8 ± 4.5 1 | 14.4 ± 3.6 | 13.9 ± 5.1 | |
| 75–90 min | 10.5 ± 4.6 | 11.1 ± 4.3 | 12.2 ± 5.4 1 | 15.0 ± 5.3 | 13.9 ± 4.5 | |
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| Decelerations [n] (< -2.00 m/s2) | 0–15 min | 13.6 ± 4.1 6 | 16.2 ± 5.2 5,6 | 18.6 ± 5.4 5,6 | 21.5 ± 5.4 5,6 | 21.2 ± 4.7 2,5,6 |
| 15–30 min | 12.5 ± 3.8 | 14.2 ± 4.5 | 16.8 ± 5.1 | 18.8 ± 4.5 | 17.5 ± 4.9 1 | |
| 30–45 min | 12.2 ± 3.8 | 14.1 ± 4.3 | 16.6 ± 4.8 | 20.3 ± 5.8 | 19.8 ± 4.4 5 | |
| 45–60 min | 13.1 ± 4.4 | 14.9 ± 4.2 | 17.6 ± 5.6 5,6 | 18.8 ± 5.6 | 19.6 ± 4.7 5 | |
| 60–75 min | 12.0 ± 4.0 | 12.9 ± 4.1 1 | 14.8 ± 4.5 1,4 | 17.5 ± 3.6 1 | 16.3 ± 5.1 1,3,4 | |
| 75–90 min | 11.6 ± 3.7 1 | 13.0 ± 4.3 1 | 15.1 ± 4.9 1,4 | 17.7 ± 4.7 1 | 17.8 ± 4.5 1 | |
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| HR mean [%HRmax] | 0–15 min | 84.3 ± 4.9 | 86.3 ± 3.9 | 86.9 ± 3.8 3 | 85.8 ± 4.5 | 85.4 ± 3.8 |
| 15–30 min | 84.8 ± 6.0 | 87.5 ± 4.4 4 | 88.0 ± 3.7 4,6 | 86.3 ± 5.1 | 86.3 ± 3.7 | |
| 30–45 min | 85.0 ± 5.8 | 87.2 ± 4.7 | 88.7 ± 3.6 1,4,5,6 | 86.3 ± 5.2 | 87.0 ± 4.4 4 | |
| 45–60 min | 83.0 ± 6.3 | 84.5 ± 3.5 2 | 85.4 ± 4.4 2,3 | 84.4 ± 4.2 | 84.4 ± 3.7 3 | |
| 60–75 min | 83.9 ± 6.2 | 84.8 ± 5.2 | 86.3 ± 4.2 3 | 84.2 ± 5.0 | 85.6 ± 3.3 | |
| 75–90 min | 84.3 ± 6.3 | 85.9 ± 4.9 | 86.0 ± 5.0 2,3 | 84.2 ± 5.7 | 86.0 ± 3.4 | |
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| HR peak [%HRmax] | 0–15 min | 93.7 ± 3.3 | 95.5 ± 2.7 | 95.2 ± 2.6 | 95.3 ± 2.7 | 94.3 ± 3.2 |
| 15–30 min | 94.2 ± 3.3 4 | 95.8 ± 2.9 | 95.5 ± 2.3 | 96.2 ± 2.6 4 | 94.6 ± 2.9 | |
| 30–45 min | 94.0 ± 2.9 | 95.4 ± 2.9 | 95.9 ± 2.4 4 | 95.9 ± 2.5 4 | 95.1 ± 3.3 | |
| 45–60 min | 93.1 ± 3.2 2 | 93.4 ± 2.7 | 94.5 ± 2.9 3 | 93.4 ± 2.9 2,3,5 | 94.2 ± 3.7 | |
| 60–75 min | 94.1 ± 3.0 | 94.8 ± 3.3 | 95.2 ± 2.5 | 95.7 ± 3.1 4 | 94.6 ± 3.7 | |
| 75–90 min | 93.9 ± 3.1 | 95.1 ± 3.3 | 94.8 ± 2.8 | 94.7 ± 3.0 | 94.9 ± 3.1 | |
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| HRZ3 (70–80%/HRmax) %/total time | 0–15 min | 16.1 ± 13.4 | 11.5 ± 10.2 | 9.4 ± 9.3 5 | 9.8 ± 8.8 | 12.5 ± 10.8 |
| 15–30 min | 16.2 ± 14.1 | 10.0 ± 10.2 5 | 9.4 ± 10.0 5 | 11.2 ± 10.7 | 11.1 ± 10.4 | |
| 30–45 min | 15.3 ± 15.6 | 8.2 ± 10.0 4,5 | 6.2 ± 8.6 4,5,6 | 11.6 ± 12.2 | 9.9 ± 10.2 | |
| 45–60 min | 19.4 ± 14.7 | 16.8 ± 10.3 3 | 13.5 ± 11.2 3 | 16.1 ± 12.7 | 17.1 ± 12.7 | |
| 60–75 min | 17.4 ± 14.1 | 18.7 ± 13.8 2,3 | 14.2 ± 11.4 1,2,3 | 17.1 ± 10.9 | 13.8 ± 11.2 | |
| 75–90 min | 16.9 ± 14.2 | 14.9 ± 13.8 | 12.8 ± 10.9 3 | 17.5 ± 14.8 | 12.3 ± 9.2 | |
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| HRZ4 (80–90%/HRmax) %/total time | 0–15 min | 50.9 ± 17.1 | 48.1 ± 17.1 | 44.7 ± 19.6 | 47.6 ± 22.0 | 55.3 ± 16.9 |
| 15–30 min | 45.3 ± 17.5 | 45.9 ± 20.9 | 40.2 ± 18.7 | 46.0 ± 20.4 | 54.0 ± 19.7 | |
| 30–45 min | 47.6 ± 19.4 | 47.8 ± 19.8 | 39.4 ± 20.1 4 | 44.4 ± 20.1 | 52.3 ± 23.6 | |
| 45–60 min | 49.4 ± 17.8 | 57.0 ± 14.9 | 47.2 ± 16.2 3 | 55.8 ± 18.9 | 57.1 ± 19.3 | |
| 60–75 min | 47.6 ± 16.1 | 48.3 ± 18.4 | 42.9 ± 15.6 | 49.2 ± 17.2 | 57.2 ± 18.8 | |
| 75–90 min | 47.9 ± 17.6 | 49.4 ± 19.4 | 45.2 ± 16.3 | 48.9 ± 18.0 | 54.7 ± 17.3 | |
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| HRZ5 (90–100%/HRmax) %/total time | 0–15 min | 26.4 ± 21.9 | 36.1 ± 22.7 | 41.7 ± 25.7 3 | 35.5 ± 27.0 | 27.4 ± 22.0 |
| 15–30 min | 32.0 ± 25.6 | 41.5 ± 26.8 4 | 48.7 ± 25.3 4,6 | 37.8 ± 27.1 | 31.8 ± 24.1 | |
| 30–45 min | 31.3 ± 27.0 | 40.4 ± 24.8 4 | 52.7 ± 25.4 1,4,5,6 | 39.3 ± 27.0 | 35.2 ± 29.0 | |
| 45–60 min | 22.4 ± 21.7 | 22.5 ± 17.5 2,3 | 33.8 ± 23.4 3 | 22.9 ± 22.3 | 20.7 ± 21.5 | |
| 60–75 min | 27.7 ± 23.1 | 28.2 ± 24.0 | 39.4 ± 23.7 3 | 27.4 ± 23.7 | 26.2 ± 22.6 | |
| 75–90 min | 28.3 ± 23.3 | 32.1 ± 26.1 | 37.2 ± 24.4 2,3 | 27.5 ± 24.4 | 29.9 ± 23.0 | |
TD = total distance covered during match, HSR = High-speed running distance covered during match, VHSR = very high-speed running distance covered during match, SPR = sprint distance covered during match, HR = heart rate, HRZ3–5 = heart rate zones 3–5, CD = central defenders, FB = full backs, CM = central midfielders, WM = wide midfielders, FW = forwards.
Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) compared to 1 = 0–15 min period, 2 = 15–30 min period, 3 = 30–45 min period, 4 = 45–60 min period, 5 = 60–75 min period and 6 = 75–90 min period.