Table 2. Average match-specific running performance per playing position.
|
Forward |
Attacking
midfielder |
Defending
midfielder |
Full-back |
Central
defender |
TD |
10726 ±
597 |
11295 ±
620 |
11388 ±
354 |
10539 ±
513 |
10115 ±
338 |
LIR |
8004 ±
366 |
8309 ±
381 |
8494 ±
337 |
7899 ±
323 |
7960 ±
197 |
MIR |
1708 ±
306 |
2011 ±
269 |
2046 ±
160 |
1685 ±
179 |
1501 ±
207 |
HIR |
738 ± 114 |
762 ± 125 |
681 ± 83 |
688 ± 99 |
486 ± 46 |
Sprint |
258 ± 77 |
195 ± 70 |
150 ± 65 |
249 ± 103 |
150 ± 26 |
Mean ± SD of the five different playing positions. TD = total running distance, LIR = low intensity running distance (<14 km/h), MIR = moderate intensity running distance (≥14 and <19 km/h), HIR = high intensity running distance (≥19 and <24 km/h), Sprint = sprinting distance (≥24 km/h) in meters.