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. 2019 Mar 14;36(2):171–180. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2019.83507

TABLE 2.

Relative values ± SD (in min-1) of the variables in the game formats and competitive matches.

Variable Position SSG5 SSG6 LSG9 LSG10 Official Match ES;p
DIS CD 103.8 ± 8.7 98.9 ± 8.5 106.9 ± 9.5⊗ 114.7 ± 7.7*,†,∆,⊗ 101.3 ± 5.8b ES: 0.9-2.0; p<0.001
FB 110.9 ± 4.2b 108.7 ± 9.2b,c 112.5 ± 8.2⊗ 119.1 ± 7.7*,†,∆, ⊗ 105.0 ± 5.9b ES: 0.8-2.1; p<0.001
MF 109.0 ± 5.8 98.3± 12.1 117.8 ± 12.8a,b,† 126.0 ± 9.5a,b,e*,†, ⊗ 114.8 ± 7.5a,b,e,† ES: 0.7-2.6; p=0.004
OMF 110.9 ± 8.7 111.6 ± 2.1b,c 121.2 ± 13.2a,b,e 129.6 ± 12.2a,b,e,*, ⊗ 113.9 ± 8.7a,b,e ES: 0.7-1.6; p<0.001
FW 101.3 ± 4.9 92.6 ± 10.9 108.5 ± 11.0†, ⊗ 115.5 ± 11.5*,†, ⊗ 95.7 ± 11.1 ES: 0.6-2.0; p<0.001
all 108.0 ± 7.1 101.8 ± 11.8 113.0 ± 12.0*,†, ⊗ 120.2 ± 11.1*,†,∆, ⊗ 105.4 ± 10.7 ES: 0.6-1.6; p<0.001
ES;p ES: 0.0-2.2; p=0.004 ES: 0.4-2.2; p=0.001 ES: 0.3-1.3; p=0.001 ES: 0.3-1.6; p=0.001 ES: 0.1-2.0; p<0.001
HSR CD 1.1 ± 1.1 2.2 ± 1.3 5.8 ± 3.1*,† 7.3 ± 3.7c,*,†, ⊗ 4.7 ± 1.2*,† ES: 0.4-1.9; p<0.001
FB 2.5 ± 1.8 3.4 ± 2.8 9.7 ± 4.4a,c,d,*,†, ⊗ 11.4 ± 3.7a,c,*,†, ⊗ 7.0 ± 1.9a,c ES: 0.4-2.7; p<0.001
MF 1.5 ± 1.2 2.2 ± 1.8 3.4 ± 2.5 4.5 ± 2.6*,† 4.7 ± 1.5*,† ES: 0.1-2.2; p<0.001
OMF 2.7 ± 1.7 2.4 ± 1.7 6.5 ± 3.9c,* 9.1 ± 4.5c,*,† 6.4 ± 2.1a,c,* ES: 0.6-1.7; p<0.001
FW 1.8 ± 1.3 1.8 ± 1.8 7.1 ± 3.4c,*,† 10.7± 6.0c,*,†, ⊗ 6.5 ± 2.5a,c,*,† ES: 0.7-1.8; p<0.001
all 1.9 ± 1.6 2.6 ± 2.3 6.7 ± 4.1*,† 8.9 ± 4.8*,†,∆, ⊗ 5.9 ± 2.1*,† ES: 0.5-1.7; p<0.001
F(p) ES: 0.1-1.1; p=0.083 ES: 0.4-0.6; p=0.232 ES: 0.6-1.7; p<0.001 ES: 0.1-2.1; p<0.001 ES: 0.2-1.3; p<0.001
SPR CD 0.1 ± 0.2 0.0 ± 0.0 1.2 ± 1.7*,† 1.9 ± 1.9c,*,† 1.1 ± 0.5c,d,*,† ES: 0.4-1.7; p<0.001
FB 0.0 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.9 2.0 ± 2.0c,*,† 3.3 ± 2.1a,c,d,*,†, ⊗ 1.6 ± 0.8a,c,d,*,† ES: 0.6-1.9; p<0.001
MF 0.0 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.5 0.5 ± 1.3 0.6 ± 1.1 0.7 ± 0.5* ES: 0.1-1.6; p=0.149
OMF 0.1 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.8 0.8 ± 1.0 1.6 ± 1.6* 0.9 ± 0.5* ES: 0.6-1.1; p=0.008
FW 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.1 1.1 ± 1.1*,† 3.0 ± 2.9c,*,†,∆ 1.5 ± 0.9a,c,d,*,† ES: 0.8-1.2; p<0.001
all 0.0 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.6 1.2 ± 1.6*,† 2.2 ± 2.3*,†,∆, ⊗ 1.2 ± 0.8*,† ES: 0.5-1.1; p<0.001
F(p) ES: 0.3-0.7; p=0.622 ES: 0.1-0.9; p=0.205 ES: 0.4-0.9; p=0.005 ES: 0.1-1.5; p<0.001 ES: 0.1-1.3; p<0.001
HMLD CD 18.0 ± 3.7 15.3 ± 1.9 18.6 ± 4.2†, ⊗ 20.6 ± 4.1†, 15.8 ± 1.8 ES: 0.5-1.4; p<0.001
FB 22.1 ± 4.1 22.9 ± 5.4a,b,c, ⊗ 24.7 ± 5a,c, ⊗ 25.7 ± 4.9a,c, ⊗ 19.1 ± 3.1a,b ES: 0.3-1.7; p=0.004
MF 18.5 ± 3.2 17.8 ± 4.7 19.1 ± 4.7 21.2 ± 3.7 18.8 ± 3.2a,b ES: 0.5-0.8; p=0.075
OMF 21.3 ± 5.5 21.8 ± 4.3 25.9 ± 5.9a,c 28.2 ± 5.4a,b,c,*, ⊗ 22.5 ± 4.5a,b,c,e ES: 0.4-1.3; p<0.001
FW 19.9 ± 0.9†, ⊗ 16.2 ± 3.4 22.3 ± 4.2†, ⊗ 24.5 ± 5.5a,*,†, 16.3 ± 4.4 ES: 0.4-1.7; p<0.001
all 20.2 ± 4.1 19.3 ± 5.4 22.2 ± 5.6†, ⊗ 24.1 ± 5.5*,†,∆, ⊗ 18.3 ± 4.1 ES: 0.3-1.2; p<0.001
F(p) ES: 0.2-1.0; p=0.047 ES: 0.2-1.6; p<0.001 ES: 0.7-1.5; p<0.001 ES: 0.5-1.6; p<0.001 ES: 0.9-2.0; p<0.001
AMP CD 10.2 ± 0.9 9.5 ± 0.8 10.0 ±0.9⊗ 10.6 ± 0.8†, ⊗ 9.2 ± 0.5 ES: 0.5-2.1; p<0.001
FB 11.2 ± 0.6a, ⊗ 11.2 ± 1.2a,b,c, ⊗ 10.9 ± 0.9a, ⊗ 11.4 ± 0.8a, ⊗ 9.8 ± 0.6a,b ES: 0.2-2.3; p<0.001
MF 10.8 ± 0.6 9.8 ± 1.2 10.7 ± 1.2 11.4 ± 0.9a,†, ⊗ 10.5 ± 0.8a,b,e ES: 0.7-1.6; p<0.001
OMF 11.1 ± 1.1 11.1± 0.6 10.8± 1.2⊗ 12.2 ± 1.1a,b,c,e,*, ⊗ 10.5 ± 0.8a,b,e ES: 1.1-1.8; p<0.001
FW 10.4 ± 0.4⊗ 9.3 ± 1.1 11.5 ± 1.2a,†, ⊗ 10.9 ± 1.1†, ⊗ 8.8 ± 1.2 ES: 0.5-2.2; p<0.001
all 10.8 ± 0.8⊗ 10.3 ± 1.4 10.3 ± 1.0⊗ 11.2 ± 1.1*,†,∆, ⊗ 9.7 ± 1.0 ES: 0.4-1.4; p<0.001
F(p) ES: 0.1-1.4; p=0.020 ES: 0.1-1.6; p<0.001 ES: 0.6-1.4; p<0.001 ES: 0.9-1.7; p<0.001 ES: 0.0-1.6; p<0.001
ACC CD 3.6 ± 0.8∆,□, ⊗ 2.9 ± 0.6⊗ 2.3 ± 0.4⊗ 2.2 ± 0.4⊗ 1.8 ± 0.2b ES: 0.9-4.6; p<0.001
FB 4.0 ± 0.9∆,□, ⊗ 4.1 ± 0.9a,b,∆,□, ⊗ 2.5 ± 0.5⊗ 2.4 ± 0.6b, ⊗ 1.7 ± 0.4b ES: 0.1-4.0; p<0.001
MF 4.3 ± 0.7∆,□, ⊗ 3.9 ± 0.9b,∆,□, ⊗ 2.4 ± 0.6 2.3 ± 0.5 2.1 ± 0.4a,b,e ES: 0.5-4.5; p<0.001
OMF 4.3 ± 0.8∆,□, ⊗ 4.2 ± 1.3 3.0 ± 0.6a.b.c,e, ⊗ 2.9 ± 0.6a,b,c,e, ⊗ 2.2 ± 0.4a,b,e ES: 0.1-4.2; p<0.001
FW 3.8 ± 0.6†,∆,□, ⊗ 2.7 ± 0.6∆,□, ⊗ 2.1 ± 0.6⊗ 2.1 ± 0.5⊗ 1.4 ± 0.5 ES: 1.8-4.6; p<0.001
all 4.0 ± 0.8∆,□, ⊗ 3.6 ± 1.0∆,□, ⊗ 2.5 ± 0.6⊗ 2.3 ± 0.6⊗ 1.8 ± 0.5 ES: 0.4-3.8; p<0.001
F(p) ES: 0.0-0.9; p=0.304 ES: 0.1-1.6; p<0.001 ES: 0.9-1.5; p<0.001 ES: 0.8-1.5; p<0.001 ES: 0.2-1.7; p<0.001
DEC CD 3.6 ± 0.4∆,□, ⊗ 3.1 ± 0.8□, ⊗ 2.2 ± 0.3⊗ 2.1 ± 0.4 1.7 ± 0.2 ES: 0.8-7.6; p<0.001
FB 4.2 ± 0.8∆,□, ⊗ 4.4 ± 1.1a,b,∆,□, ⊗ 2.7 ± 0.5a,b, ⊗ 2.5 ± 0.5a,b, ⊗ 1.9 ± 0.3a,b ES: 0.2-3.8; p<0.001
MF 4.2 ± 0.9∆,□, ⊗ 3.9 ± 1.2∆,□, ⊗ 2.4 ± 0.6 2.4 ± 0.6b 2.1 ± 0.4a,b ES: 0.3-3.8; p<0.001
OMF 4.2 ± 0.6∆,□, ⊗ 4.0 ± 1.1 2.8 ± 0.4a,b,c, ⊗ 2.8 ± 0.7a,b,c, ⊗ 2.1 ± 0.4a,b ES: 0.2-4.7; p<0.001
FW 4.4 ± 0.5†,∆,□, ⊗ 3.1 ± 0.8∆,□, ⊗ 2.2 ± 0.5⊗ 2.0 ± 0.5⊗ 1.6 ± 0.5 ES: 1.8-5.6; p<0.001
all 4.1 ± 0.7∆,□, ⊗ 3.8 ± 1.1∆,□, ⊗ 2.5 ± 0.5⊗ 2.4 ± 0.6⊗ 1.8 ± 0.4 ES: 0.3-4.8; p<0.001
F(p) ES: 0.3-1.8; p=0.142 ES: 0.4-1.3; p=0.001 ES: 0.2-1.7; p<0.001 ES: 0.5-1.4; p<0.001 ES: 0.0-1.1; p<0.001

CD = central defender; FB = full back; MF = midfielder; OMF = offensive midfielder; FW = forward; SSG5 = small-side game 5v5 + 2 goalkeepers; SSG6 = small-side game 6v6 + 1 joker + 2 goalkeepers; LSG9 = large-sided game 9v9 + 2 goalkeepers; LSG10 = large-sided game 10v10 + 2 goalkeepers; a > CD; b > FW; c > MF; d > OMF; e > FB; * >SSG5; † >SSG6; ∆ >LSG9; □ > LSG10; ⊗ >competitive match; DIS = distance covered (m); HSR = distance covered at high speed running (m >19.8 km·h-1); SPR = distance covered at sprinting (m >25.2 km·h-1); HMLD = high metabolic load distance (25.5 W·kg-1); AMP = average metabolic power; ACC = number of accelerations at high intensity (n >3 m·s-2); DEC = number of decelerations at high intensity (n <-3 m·s-2).