Table 4.
Description of the WTL in each of the performance variables according to the opponent’s level, final score and location of the match.
| Volume | Intensity | WTL | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 WTLTDC | WTLAcc | WTLDec | WTLHSR | WTLEDI | WTLMP | WTLRTDC | WTLRHSR | |||
| Opponent’s level | High | 274.5 ± 1.1 | 227.8 ± 1.3 | 238.2 ± 1.3 | 190.3 ± 1.8 | 371.8 ± 1.3 | 371.3 ± 1.1 | 391.1 ± 2.0 | 271.6 ± 0.3 | 292.1 ± 0.1 |
| Medium | 280.8 ± 1.1 | 228.0 ± 1.9 | 239.6 ± 1.9 | 205.5 ± 2.2 | 367.0 ± 1.5 | 377.7 ± 1.4 | 397.0 ± 2.0 | 285.9 ± 0.3 | 297.7 ± 1.1 | |
| Low | 276.4 ± 1.9 | 236.4 ± 1.5 | 248.2 ± 1.5 | 209.6 ± 2.4 | 381.6 ± 1.1 | 390.0 ± 1.1 | 409.6 ± 2.5 | 300.8 ± 0.3 | 306.7 ± 1.1 $ | |
| Final score | Won | 279.9 ± 1.0 | 236.6 ± 1.4 | 247.1 ± 1.4 | 207.7 ± 2.1 | 376.3 ± 1.3 | 380.7 ± 1.9 | 405.3 ± 1.4 | 293.3 ± 2.5 | 303.4 ± 0.1 |
| Drew | 269.2 ± 0.4 | 222.4 ± 1.5 | 228.1 ± 1.2 | 199.8 ± 2.6 | 372.1 ± 1.5 | 384.3 ± 2.7 | 385.2 ± 2.6 | 282.4 ± 4.8 | 293.0 ± 1.4 | |
| Lost | 279.3 ± 1.9 | 229.9 ± 1.6 | 244.2 ± 1.6 * | 196.2 ± 2.1 | 370.9 ± 1.3 | 374.0 ± 1.7 | 399.8 ± 2.6 | 279.1 ± 2.9 | 296.7 ± 1.4 | |
| Match location | Home | 276.1 ± 0.1 | 226.7 ± 1.8 | 239.3 ± 1.6 | 202.7 ± 2.1 | 368.2 ± 1.4 | 379.8 ± 1.8 | 393.4 ± 1.7 | 285.1 ± 2.7 | 296.4 ± 1.0 |
| Away | 277.6 ± 1.7 | 231.0 ± 1.2 | 240.9 ± 1.6 | 196.5 ± 2.4 | 376.5 ± 1.3 | 378.9 ± 2.2 | 399.8 ± 2.5 | 279.5 ± 3.7 | 297.6 ± 1.4 | |
1 WTL: weekly training load; TDC: total distance covered (m); Acc: total number of high accelerations (>2.50 m/s2); Dec: total number of high decelerations (<−2.50 m/s2); HSR: total distance covered (>21 km/h); EDI: equivalent distance index; MP: metabolic power; RTDC: relative distance covered; RHSR: relative high-speed running; MD 1–4: match day. * Significant differences between to lose and to draw (p < 0.05). $ Significant differences between low and high opponent level (p < 0.05).