Table 3. Relative values in % (mean and standard deviation) of different variables according to the position in SSBPGs to MDP.
Variable Position 4v4+3 5v5+3 7v7+3 8v8+3 ES; p:
TD
(%)		 CD 57.8 ± 12.5 69.8 ± 5.4c* 85.8 ± 9.9b,e*†  82.5 ± 14.1b*†  ES: 0.3-2.5; p<0.001
FB 56.3 ± 11.5c 66.8 ± 7.8* 79.1 ± 10.3*†  81.7 ± 8.6b*†  ES: 0.3-2.5; p<0.001
MF 45.9 ± 8.3 58.9 ± 17.4 80.7 ± 12.5*†  74.0 ± 16.7* ES: 0.5-3.2; p<0.001
WMF 54.8 ± 12.3 63.8 ± 11.4* 83.2 ± 17.8*†  82.5 ± 8.8b*†  ES: 0.1-1.9; p<0.001
FW 52.4 ± 12 65.4 ± 12.3* 74.9 ± 10.4*†  72.7 ± 9.5*†  ES: 0.2-2.0; p<0.001
ES; p: ES: 0.1-1.1; p<0.001 ES: 0.4-0.9; p=0.03 ES: 0.2-1.1; p<0.001 ES: 0.0-0.8; p<0.001
HSR
(%)		 CD 4.3 ± 15.9 2.6 ± 6.1 18.5 ± 17.1b,e*†  13.1 ± 15†  ES: 0.3-1.1; p<0.001
FB 4.0 ± 13.5 5.1 ± 13.7 10.1 ± 12.9 20.5 ± 18.1b,c,d*† § ES: 0.7-1.0; p<0.001
MF 25.1 ± 17.4 8.3 ± 24.3 10.0 ± 12.5 8.4 ± 12.4 ES: 0.4-0.5; p=0.145
WMF 2.9 ± 10.2 1.6 ± 3.1 11.6 ± 14.8*†  6.4 ± 8.9†  ES: 0.4-0.9; p<0.001
FW 10.4 ± 24.7 3.9 ± 9.3 8.0 ± 11.8 6.7 ± 9.1 ES: 0.1-0.3; p=0.292
ES; p: ES: 0.4-0.8; p<0.001 ES: 0.2-0.5; p=0.360 ES: 0.4-0.7; p<0.001 ES: 0.4-1.0; p<0.001
SPR
(%)		 CD 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.6 0.1 ± 0.9 ES: 0.0-0.1; p=0.687
FB 0.5 ± 2.7 0.4 ± 1.72 0.1 ± 1.0 2.6 ± 8.6 ES: 0.3-0.4; p=0.024
MF 3.4 ± 11.2 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 ES: 0.4-0.5; p=0.104
WMF 0.8 ± 5.4 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 ES: 0.2-0.3; p=0.383
FW 2.9 ± 16.5 0.6 ± 4.1 0.9 ± 6.2 2.6 ± 15.5 ES: 0.0-0.2; p=0.750
ES; p: ES: 0.0-0.5; p=0.480 ES: 0.1-0.2; p=0.650 ES: 0.2-0.3; p=0.600 ES: 0.0-0.4; p=0.340
HMLD
(%)		 CD 44.2 ± 16.7c 53.2 ± 10.6c 77.6 ± 18.3b,c,e*†  70.9 ± 23.4b,c*†  ES: 0.3-1.9; p<0.001
FB 38.6 ± 17.8c 48.1 ± 17.1* 57.4 ± 23.6* 69.5 ± 19.7b*† § ES: 0.6-1.6; p<0.001
MF 26.7 ± 10.8 38.1 ± 10.1* 56.8 ± 16.7*†  54.6 ± 22.5*†  ES: 0.1-2.1; p<0.001
WMF 38.4 ± 14.8c 44.2 ± 12.8 69.6 ± 20.4*†  61.5 ± 15.9*†  ES: 0.4-1.8; p<0.001
FW 33.4 ± 16.7 48.1 ± 15.9* 57.8 ± 18.2*†  55.8 ± 14.1* ES: 0.1-1.4; p<0.001
ES; p: ES: 0.3-1.2; p<0.001 ES: 0.4-1.4; p=0.020 ES: 0.4-1.2; p<0.001 ES: 0.1-0.7; p<0.001
AMP
(%)		 CD 63.9 ± 14.7 75.1 ± 7.1c* 87.7 ± 10.2b*†  84.1 ± 14.7*†  ES: 0.3-2.0; p<0.001
FB 61.6 ± 15.7c 72.7 ± 10.0* 81.1 ± 12.8*†  85.5 ± 10.2b*†  ES: 0.4-1.8; p<0.001
MF 47.4 ± 11.4 62.4 ± 18.6* 81.8 ± 12.5*†  76.4 ± 17.1*†  ES: 0.4-2.8; p<0.001
WMF 61.1 ± 15.6c 68.5 ± 12.9 87.0 ± 17.7b*†  85.3 ± 9.6b*†  ES: 0.1-1.6; p<0.001
FW 55.0 ± 16.0 69.3 ± 14.3* 77.6 ± 11.4*†  76.0 ± 10.5* ES: 0.1-1.6; p<0.001
ES; p: ES: 0.1-1.2; p<0.001 ES: 0.3-0.9; p=0.020 ES: 0.1-0.9; p<0.001 ES: 0.0-0.9; p<0.001
ACC
(%)		 CD 173.7 ± 62.7§ 165.1 ± 29.9§ 126.7 ± 31.6 124.0 ± 22.2 ES: 0.2-1.1; p<0.001
FB 201.6 ± 94.8c§ 217.5 ± 56.5b,c,d§ 139.7 ± 50.9c 159.3 ± 41.3a ES: 0.2-1.5; p<0.001
MF 115.2 ± 70.1 138.3 ± 61.0 112.6 ± 23.9 134.2 ± 27.7§ ES: 0.1-0.9; p=0.197
WMF 181.4 ± 76.8 152.4 ± 53.4 151.5 ± 40.2a,c 144.6 ± 33.8a ES: 0.4-0.6; p=0.011
FW 155.9 ± 100.8 171.4 ± 72.2§ 135.6 ± 39.8c 151.2 ± 45.4a ES: 0.2-0.6; p=0.132
ES; p: ES: 0.2-1.0; p<0.001 ES: 0.7-1.4; p<0.001 ES: 0.2-1.1; p<0.001 ES: 0.2-1.1; p<0.001
DEC
(%)		 CD 159.9 ± 66.4 158.1 ± 39.3 142.9 ± 33.9 128.6 ± 31.7 ES: 0.0-0.6; p=0.019
FB 213.5 ± 95.1a,b,c§ 208.2 ± 57.6b,c,d§ 138.9 ± 38.9 144.8 ± 29.1 ES: 0.1-1.0; p<0.001
MF 105.3 ± 71.6 140.4 ± 61.1 128.1 ± 30.3 126.9 ± 28.1 ES: 0.3-0.5; p=0.172
WMF 174.6 ± 66.6c 160.3 ± 61 146.1 ± 34.2 141.0 ± 36.6 ES: 0.2-0.6; p=0.016
FW 142.9 ± 86.7 158.2 ± 64.9 130.3 ± 37.1 139.6 ± 33.7 ES: 0.2-0.5; p=0.209
ES; p: ES: 0.5-1.2; p<0.001 ES: 0.8-1.2; p<0.001 ES: 0.1-0.6; p= 0.130 ES: 0.1-0.6; p= 0.100
CD = central defender; FB = full back; MF = midfielder; WMF = wide midfielder; FW = forward;a > CD;b > FW;c > MF;d > OMF;e > FB;* >4v4+3;†  > 5v5+3;§ > 7v7+3;¶ > 8v8+3;TD = total distance (% of the MDP); HSR = high speed running distance (m > 19.8 km·h-1, % of the MDP); SPR = sprint distance (m > 25.2 km·h-1, % of the MDP); HMLD = high metabolic load distance; % of the MDP; AMP = average metabolic power (% of the MDP); ACC = number of accelerations (> 3 m·s-2, % of the MDP); DEC = number of decelerations (< -3 m·s-2, % of the MDP); 4v4+3 is four against four players plus three jokers; 5v5+3 is five against five players plus three jokers; 7v7+3 is seven against seven players plus three jokers; 8v8+3 is eight against eight players plus three jokers.