Table 1.

Descriptive sample distribution.

	1 Match		2 Matches		3 Matches		All Matches Balanced		All Together
	N	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Central defender	4	16.7	6	60	8	57.1	18	37.5	61	21.3
External defender	4	16.7	2	20	2	14.3	8	16.7	61	21.3
Central midfielder	7	29.2	2	20	3	21.4	12	25.0	70	24.5
Winger	7	29.2					7	14.6	52	18.2
Forwards	2	8.3			1	7.1	3	6.3	42	14.7
Total players	24	100.0	10	100	14	100.0	48	100.0	286	100.0

Notes: n = number of participants; % = percentage; 1 match = players who played 1 match before and after the isolation period; 2 matches = players who played 2 matches before and after the isolation period; 3 matches = players who played 3 matches before and after the isolation period; all matches balanced = players who played the same number of matches (1, 2 or 3) before and after the isolation period; All together = players who played a different number of matches (1, 2 or 3) before and after the isolation period.