Table 1. Match demands according to positional groups. Data are displayed as mean ± SD (and 90% CI).
Variable
Forwards
Midfielders
Defenders
Total distance
5847 ± 739 (5510 - 6183)
6065 ± 880 (5764 - 6366)
5567 ± 818 (5333 - 5801)
PL/min
8.3 ± 0.9 (7.9 - 8.7)
9.7 ± 1.9 (9.0 - 10.3)
8.6 ± 1.6 (8.1 - 9.1)
m/min
80.4 ± 9.8 (75.9 - 84.9)
84.4 ± 12.5 (80.1 - 88.6)
76.9 ± 10.7 (73.8 - 79.9)*
LIA/min
68.9 ± 9.3 (64.6 - 73.1)
72.2 ± 10.0 (69.3 - 76.1)
66.7 ± 8.0 (64.4 - 69.0)*
HIA/min
4.9 ± 1.9 (4.0 - 5.7)
4.7 ± 3.1 (3.6 - 5.7)
4.7 ± 2.8 (3.9 - 5.4)
HIHR/min
9.7 ± 10.2 (5.1 - 14.4)
12.8 ± 17.1 (7.0 - 18.7)
13.3 ± 15.9 (8.8 - 17.8)
CI: Confidence interval; SD: Standard deviation; HIA/min: high-intensity activity per minute; HIHR/min: high-intensity heart rate per minute; LIA/min: low-intensity activity per minute; m/min: meterage per minute; PL/min: player load per minute.
* Significantly different from Midfielders (p ≤ 0.05) with a moderate effect size (ES: 0.8-1.0).