TABLE 3.
Relative accumulated values per external load variables (mean ± SD) for each player’s group during a training microcycle plus match.
| Variables | Position | 0–min | < 60–min | > 60–min | 90–min | ES;p |
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| %TD | CD | 224.3 ± 18.5 | 268.0 ± 32.9 | 301.2 ± 53.6e | 312.8 ± 15.5* | ES: 0.5–5.2; p < 0.001 |
| FB | 228.3 ± 28.5 | 279.1 ± 27.1* | 297.0 ± 19.0* | 323.9 ± 23.1c,*,† | ES: 1.2–3.8; p < 0.001 | |
| MF | 214.9 ± 14.7 | 235.3 ± 48.2 | 309.3 ± 13.4e,* | 292.8 ± 13.5* | ES: 1.2–6.6; p = 0.003 | |
| OMF | 210.0 ± 24.8 | 225.2 ± 59.6 | 299.3 ± 19.4* | 313.4 ± 22.9*,† | ES: 0.6–4.3; p < 0.001 | |
| FW | 217.7 ± 27.4 | 264.8 ± 45.7 | 279.1 ± 24.9 | 309.2 ± 26.7* | ES: 1.2–3.4; p = 0.026 | |
| AVG | 219.5 ± 24.2 | 253.2 ± 47.0* | 293.0 ± 26.0*,† | 313.4 ± 22.8*,† | ES: 0.9–4.0; p < 0.001 | |
| ES;p | ES: 0.2–0.7; p = 0.435 | ES: 0.4–1.1; p = 0.294 | ES: 0.2–1.4; p = 0.705 | ES: 0.4–1.5; p = 0.036 | . | |
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| %HSR | CD | 120.1 ± 25.9 | 182.0 ± 72.1 | 196.0 ± 35.3 | 234.8 ± 64.9* | ES: 0.6–2.2;p = 0.002 |
| FB | 139.1 ± 50.9 | 174.8 ± 20.5 | 233.3 ± 65.5* | 237.4 ± 47.7* | ES: 0.1–2.0;p < 0.001 | |
| MF | 96.7 ± 27.7 | 129.7 ± 40.1 | 256.6 ± 32.1*,† | 177.4 ± 38.8* | ES: 2.1–5.4;p = 0.012 | |
| OMF | 97.7 ± 51.5 | 105.8 ± 65.3 | 196.4 ± 36.3* | 205.8 ± 60.0*,† | ES: 0.2–2.0;p < 0.001 | |
| FW | 70.6 ± 14.8 | 142.1 ± 54.9 | 136.1 ± 47.0 | 179.3 ± 27.8* | ES: 0.9–4.2;p = 0.033 | |
| AVG | 113.5 ± 46.6 | 145.3 ± 61.7 | 187.6 ± 43.2* | 214.3 ± 54.9*,† | ES: 0.5–2.0;p < 0.001 | |
| ES;p | ES: 0.5–1.5; p = 0.125 | ES: 0.1–1.1; p = 0.187 | ES: 0.4–2.8; p = 0.090 | ES: 0.1–1.3; p = 0.014 | . | |
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| %SPR | CD | 98.0 ± 70.7 | 106.5 ± 79.7 | 144.8 ± 69.0 | 189.9 ± 92.2 | ES: 0.5–1.1;p = 0.086 |
| FB | 143.7 ± 72.3 | 140.8 ± 26.9 | 248.3 ± 79.6e,d | 250.0 ± 83.3c,e,* | ES: 0.0–1.4;p = 0.003 | |
| MF | 153.0 ± 78.8 | 167.0 ± 65.8 | 490.4 ± 93.5 a,b,d,e,*,†,□ | 146.4 ± 69.6 | ES: 4.4–4.6;p = 0.008 | |
| OMF | 83.6 ± 55.3 | 72.6 ± 89.6 | 133.6 ± 34.6 | 213.7 ± 67.1*,† | ES: 1.4–1.8;p < 0.001 | |
| FW | 21.1 ± 7.8 | 143.2 ± 72.3 | 80.8 ± 63.6 | 150.6 ± 60.5 | ES: 0.1–2.4;p = 0.064 | |
| AVG | 106.6 ± 70.7 | 117.1 ± 76.2 | 164.2 ± 68.1 | 201.6 ± 85.7*,† | ES: 0.4–1.2;p < 0.001 | |
| ES;p | ES: 0.1–2.1; p = 0.057 | ES: 0.3–1.1; p = 0.326 | ES: 2.8–5.6; p < 0.001 | ES: 0.5–1.3; p = 0.011 | . | |
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| %HMLD | CD | 177.3 ± 14.8 | 226.5 ± 34.8 | 241.6 ± 12.7* | 254.7 ± 21.2* | ES: 0.7–4.2;p < 0.001 |
| FB | 180.9 ± 35.7d | 225.4 ± 22.0 | 246.0 ± 28.1* | 270.4 ± 27.1c,* | ES: 0.9–2.9;p < 0.001 | |
| MF | 153.8 ± 5.7 | 177.8 ± 45.5 | 254.0 ± 33.6* | 221.1 ± 30.0* | ES: 1.1–4.6;p = 0.025 | |
| OMF | 139.7 ± 36.6 | 163.3 ± 76.4 | 267.0 ± 60.7e,*,† | 245.5 ± 35.0*,† | ES: 0.5–2.9;p < 0.001 | |
| FW | 156.9 ± 8.3 | 211.1 ± 53.3 | 213.5 ± 48.5 | 245.3 ± 26.7 | ES: 0.9–3.6;p = 0.131 | |
| AVG | 162.5 ± 34.2 | 199.7 ± 56.4 | 240.7 ± 36.7* | 252.6 ± 31.1*,† | ES: 0.3–2.8;p < 0.001 | |
| ES;p | ES: 0.1–1.1; p = 0.019 | ES: 0.0–1.0; p = 0.219 | ES: 0.2–1.0; p = 0.576 | ES: 0.6–0.9; p = 0.004 | . | |
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| %ACC | CD | 296.6 ± 42.4 | 354.1 ± 44.9 | 331.2 ± 72.6 | 349.3 ± 23.8* | ES: 0.2–1.3;p = 0.020 |
| FB | 319.0 ± 55.9c | 358.6 ± 12.5 | 352.3 ± 33.6 | 396.3 ± 38.2c,* | ES: 1.1–1.7;p = 0.001 | |
| MF | 250.8 ± 11.3 | 282.3 ± 65.1 | 318.6 ± 40.2* | 329.9 ± 50.0* | ES: 0.2–1.9;p = 0.168 | |
| OMF | 261.0 ± 92.8 | 320.3 ± 148.9 | 420.8 ± 91.4a,c,e,* | 362.4 ± 52.5* | ES: 0.9–1.7;p = 0.034 | |
| FW | 326.2 ± 66.0c | 353.2 ± 59.0 | 328.7 ± 57.5 | 382.9 ± 55.7 | ES: 0.5–1.0;p = 0.656 | |
| AVG | 288.8 ± 70.0* | 336.5 ± 87.1* | 357.6 ± 59.1* | 370.4 ± 48.0* | ES: 0.2–1.4;p < 0.001 | |
| ES;p | ES: 0.1–1.8; p = 0.227 | ES: 0.1–1.8; p = 0.752 | ES: 0.9–1.3; p = 0.346 | ES: 0.3–1.4; p = 0.006 | . | |
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| %DEC | CD | 290.9 ± 34.9 | 339.3 ± 47.2 | 299.1 ± 98.4 | 329.3 ± 22.3 | ES: 0.3–1.2;p = 0.078 |
| FB | 304.2 ± 56.9 | 340.8 ± 37.5 | 334.7 ± 53.7 | 368.3 ± 45.2c,* | ES: 0.6–1.3;p = 0.018 | |
| MF | 248.6 ± 11.9 | 260.6 ± 61.6 | 303.2 ± 45.6 | 299.6 ± 37.8 | ES: 0.1–1.8;p = 0.279 | |
| OMF | 237.8 ± 71.7 | 273.2 ± 124.4 | 415.9 ± 75.9a,c,e,*,† | 339.9 ± 37.2* | ES: 1.4–2.5;p = 0.002 | |
| FW | 327.7 ± 67.1 | 346.5 ± 37.2 | 303.5 ± 68.3 | 344.6 ± 47.0 | ES: 0.0–0.8;p = 0.635 | |
| AVG | 275.2 ± 62.8 | 313.0 ± 80.0 | 339.1 ± 68.4 | 342.8 ± 44.4* | ES: 0.1–1.3;p < 0.001 | |
| ES;p | ES: 0.4–1.3; p = 0.040 | ES: 0.1–1.8; p = 0.295 | ES: 1.2–1.4; p = 0.231 | ES: 0.5–1.6; p = 0.005 | . | |
CD = central defender; FW = forward; MF = midfielder; WMF = wide midfielder; FB = full back; 0-min: group of players with 0 minutes in competition; < 60-min: group of players with less than 60 minutes in competition; > 60-min: group of players with more than 60 minutes in competition; 90-min: group of players with 90 minutes in competition; TD = distance covered; HSR = high speed running (m > 19.8 km·h-1); SPR = sprint (m > 25.2 km·h-1); HMLD = high metabolic load distance (m); ACC = accelerations (n > 3 m·s-2); DEC = decelerations (n < -3 m·s-2).