Table 2.
Mean differences in external and internal load and movement characteristics between position groups, mean difference (MD) ± 95% confidence intervals and effect sizes.
| Variable | F-CM | CM-CB | CB-FP | FP-CM | F-FP | CB-F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance (m) | −2744 (−4,275, −1213) * ES: −1.17 (M) |
619 (−229, 1467) ES: −0.25 (S) |
−100 (−989, 789) * ES: −0.04 (T) |
518 (−1321, 283) * ES: −0.20 (S) |
−2225 (−3779, −672) ES: −0.89 (M) |
2124 (547, 3702) * ES: 0.90 (M) |
| Training Load (AU) | −94.7 (136.9, −52.5) * ES: −1.60 (L) |
55.8 (32.4, 79.2) * ES: 0.82 (M) |
−22.8 (−47.3, 1.7) ES: −0.20 (S) |
−33.0 (−55.1, −10.9) * ES: −0.53 (S) |
−61.7 (−104.5, −18.8) * ES: −0.85 (M) |
38.9 (−4.6, 82.4) * ES: 0.77 (M) |
| Energy Expenditure (kcal) | −287 (−481, −91.8) * ES: −1.13 (M) |
−10.3 (−118, 97.7) ES: −0.09 (T) |
96.7 (−16.5, 209) * ES: 0.36 (S) |
−86.4 (−188, 15.8)* ES: −0.29 (S) |
−200 (−398, −2.5) * ES: −0.67 (S) |
297 (96.2, 497) * ES: 1.13 (M) |
| Average HR (bpm) | −18.2 (−25.9, −10.5) * ES: −1.59 (L) |
7.5 (0.4, 14.6) * ES: 0.17 (T) |
6.1 (−0.5, 12.8) ES: 0.0 (T) |
−13.6 (−19.3, −7.8) * ES: −0.18 (T) |
−4.6 (−11.9, 2.7) ES: −0.70 (M) |
10.7 (2.3, 19.1) * ES: 0.64 (S) |
| Average HR (%) | −5.5 (−11.4, 0.4) * ES: −1.11 (M) |
3.2 (−0.1, 6.5) * ES: 0.36 (S) |
−0.6 (−4.0, 2.8) ES: −0.04 (T) |
−2.6 (−5.7, 0.5) * ES: −0.34 (S) |
−2.8 (−8.9, 3.1) ES: −0.77 (M) |
2.2 (−3.8, 8.4) ES: 0.67 (S) |
| Number of Sprints (n) | −4.8 (−6.8, −2.8) * ES: −0.80 (M) |
1.0 (−0.9, 2.8) ES: 0.09 (T) |
0.49 (−1.2, 2.2) ES: −0.25 (S) |
−1.5 (−2.9, 0.01) ES: 0.14 (T) |
3.3 (−5.2, −1.4) * ES: −1.02 (M) |
3.8 (1.6, 5.9) * ES: 0.77 (M) |
| HSD (m) | −318 (−459, −177) * ES: −0.99 (M) |
58.9 (−71.6, 189) ES: 0.35 (S) |
77.9 (−44.1, 199) ES: −0.50 (S) |
−137 (−241, −32.3) * ES: 0.23 (S) |
−180 (−314, −47.5) * ES: −0.96 (M) |
259 (104, 414) * ES: 0.56 (S) |
| Low Accelerations (n) | −210 (−306, −116) * ES: −1.04 (M) |
25.1 (−62.7, 113) ES: −0.02 (T) |
151 (68.5, 233) * ES: 0.31 (S) |
−176 (−246, −106) * ES: −0.28 (S) |
−35.2 (−125, 54.4) ES: −0.69 (M) |
186 (81.7, 289) * ES: 1.12 (M) |
| Moderate Accelerations (n) | −19.5 (−26.8, −12.1) * ES: −1.05 (M) |
2.5 (−4.3, 9.3) ES: 0.12 (T) |
9.2 (2.9, 15.6) * ES: −0.09 (T) |
−11.7 (−17.1, −6.3) * ES: −0.04 (T) |
−7.7 (−14.5, −0.8) * ES: −1.04 (M) |
16.9 (8.9, 25.0) * ES: 1.06 (M) |
| High Accelerations (n) | −3.5 (−4.9, −2.0) * ES: −0.76 (M) |
0.6 (−0.7, 1.9) ES: 0.09 (T) |
0.1 (−1.1, 1.4) ES: −0.25 (S) |
−0.7 (−1.8, 0.3) ES: 0.14 (T) |
−2.7 (−4.1, −1.4) * ES: −1.01 (M) |
2.9 (1.3, 4.5) * ES: 0.72 (M) |
| Low Decelerations (n) | −201 (105, 299) * ES: −0.98 (M) |
26.1 (−63.6, 116) ES: −0.08 (T) |
145 (61.3, 229) * ES: 0.34 (S) |
−171 (−243, −99.6) * ES: −0.26 (S) |
−30.2 (−122, 61.3) ES: −0.63 (S) |
175 (69.1, 282) * ES: 1.11 (M) |
| Moderation Decelerations (n) | −19.3 (−27.2, −11.3) * ES: −1.1 (M) |
2.9 (−4.3, 10.3) ES: 0.23 (S) |
11.4 (4.5, 18.2) * ES: −0.09 (T) |
−14.4 (−20.2, −8.5) * ES: −0.12 (T) |
−4.9 (−12.4, 2.6) ES: −0.82 (M) |
16.3 (7.6, 24.9) * ES: 0.99 (M) |
| High Decelerations (n) | −1.8 (−3.6, 0.1) ES: −0.26 (S) |
−1.6 (−3.3, 0.2) ES: −0.47 (S) |
0.4 (−1.2, 2.0) ES: −0.32 (S) |
1.1 (−0.2, 2.5) ES: 0.69 (M) |
−2.9 (−4.6, −1.1) * ES: −0.91 (M) |
3.3 (1.3, 5.4) * ES: 0.76 (M) |
| Walk/Stand Distance (m) | −839 (−1685, 7.4) * ES: −1.19 (M) |
−535 (−1,095, 24.5) ES: −0.51 (S) |
363 (−221, 947) ES: 0.29 (S) |
172 (−358, 702) ES: 0.16 (T) |
−1134 (−2123, −145) * ES: −1.08 (M) |
1497 (491, 2503) * ES: 1.44 (L) |
| Jog Distance (m) | −1563 (−2630, −496) * ES: −1.19 (M) |
1213 (600, 1825) * ES: 0.95 (M) |
−264 (−903, 374) ES: −0.21 (S) |
−949 (−1529, −369) * ES: −0.71 (M) |
−615 (−1697, 468) ES: −0.47 (S) |
350 (−749, 1451) ES: 0.28 (S) |
| Run Distance (m) | −257 (−513, −2.8) * ES: −0.97 (M) |
230 (83.9, 377) * ES: 0.79 (M) |
−150 (−303, 2.5) ES: −0.44 (S) |
−80.1 (−218, 58.6) ES: −0.24 (S) |
−178 (−437, 80.9) ES: −0.56 (S) |
27.5 (−235, 290) ES: 0.09 (T) |
| Sprint Distance (m) | −126 (−273, 20.8) ES: −1.33 (L) |
−43.2 (−128, 41.1) ES: −0.30 (S) |
−93.9 (−182, −5.9) * ES: −0.44 (S) |
137 (57, 217) * ES: 0.68 (M) |
−263 (−412, −114) * ES: −1.40 (L) |
169 (17.9, 321) * ES: 1.36 (L) |
Acceleration/Deceleration thresholds: Low = ±0.5–1.99 m·s−2, Moderate = ±2.00–2.99 m·s−2, High = ±3.00–50.0 m·s−2; Speed zone thresholds: Walk/Stand = <6.99 km·h−1, Jog = 7.0–14.99 km·h−1, Run = 15.0–18.99 km·h−1, Sprint = >19.00 km·h−1; HSD = >15 km·h−1. GK = goal keepers; CB = center defenders; FP = flank players; F = forwards; and CM = center midfielders; HR = heart rate; HSD = high-speed distance; T = Trivial; SM = Small; M = Moderate; L = Large; VL = Very large for effect size classification. * Denotes significant difference (p < 0.05).