Match running performance in Brazilian professional soccer players: comparisons between successful and unsuccessful teams

Table 2 Comparisons of match running performance between bottom- vs. top-ranked teams during the 2020 season of the Brazilian National 2nd Division League

Variables	1st Halves		2nd Halves		Whole matches
Variables	Bottom-ranked Team	Top-ranked Team	Bottom-ranked Team	Top-ranked Team	Bottom-ranked Team	Top-ranked Team
TD (m)	4944.5 (567.5)	5200.0 (770.0)^a	4918.5 (622.5)	5160.0 (770.0)^a	9892.0 (1119.5)	10330.0 (1430.0)^a
HSR (m)	496.0 (266.2)	519.0 (859.0)	473.5 (267.7)	480.0 (322.0)	984.5 (518.5)	1057.0 (660.0)
Number of Sprints	16.0 (9.0)	17.0 (10.0)	15.5 (9.0)	16.0 (9.0)	32.0 (18.0)	34.0 (21.0)
High-acceleration (m)	45.5 (15.0)	48.0 (19.0)^a	42.0 (13.0)	46.0 (17.0)^a	87.0 (23.0)	97.0 (32.0)^a
High-deceleration (m)	52.0 (14.0)	53.0 (22.0)	48.0 (15.0)	51.0 (18.0)	99.0 (25.7)	104.0 (37.0)

The data are described by the median (interquartile range)
TD = Total distance covered; HSR = High-speed running (> 18 km h⁻¹); High-acceleration (> 3 m s²); High-deceleration (< −3 m s²); Number of sprints (> 25 km h⁻¹)
^aTop-ranked Team > Bottom-ranked Team (p < 0.05)

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