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.