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Table 5 Comparisons of match running performance according to match outcome between bottom- vs. top-ranked teams during the 2020 season of the Brazilian National 2nd Division League

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

Variables

Bottom-ranked team

Top-ranked team

Loss

Draw

Win

Loss

Draw

Win

TD (m)

9657.5 (1176.0)

10070.5 (1067.2)

10053.0 (1080.0)

10330.0 (1600.0)c

10250.0 (1040.0)

10370.0 (1520.0)

HSR (m)

975.0 (519.5)

987.0 (451.2)

1056.0 (590.2)

1069.0 (640.0)

1068.0 (660.5)

1031.0 (609.0)

Number of Sprints

31.5 (17.0)

33.0 (17.0)

33.5 (19.7)

37.0 (25.0)

35.0 (18.5)

30.0 (19.5)

High-acceleration (m)

85.5 (23.5)

86.5 (19.2)

90.5 (33.2)

100.0 (35.0)c

98.0 (29.0)

92.0 (30.0)

High-deceleration (m)

98.5 (24.5)

100.5 (25.7)

100.5 (31.2)

104.0 (40.0)c

105.0 (33.5)

100.0 (42.0)

  1. The data are described by the median (interquartile range) of the whole matches
  2. 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)
  3. avs. Win > Draw (p < 0.05)
  4. bWin > vs. Loss (p < 0.05)
  5. c = Top-ranked team > Bottom-ranked team (p < 0.05)