Table 3 Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD) of all measures between players’ positions

ACWR CP_s-RPE (AU)

1.06 ± 0.02

1.06 ± 0.02

1.07 ± 0.03

1.02 ± 0.03

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 1.000

–

DF vs. ST: 0.099

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MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.099

–

WG vs. ST:0.023

1.51 [0.15, 3.11]^#

ACWR UCP_s-RPE (AU)

1.16 ± 0.03

1.14 ± 0.03

1.16 ± 0.05

1.08 ± 0.03

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 1.000

–

DF vs. ST: 0.010

2.41 [0.84, 4.41]^§

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.085

–

WG vs. ST: 0.015

1.75 [0.35, 3.46]^#

EWMA_s-RPE (AU)

1.10 ± 0.71

1.14 ± 0.09

1.16 ± 0.12

0.96 ± 0.05

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 1.000

–

DF vs. ST: 0.116

–

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.025

2.23 [0.72, 4.15]^§

WG vs. ST: 0.011

1.97 [0.51, 3.76]^#

ACWR CP_TD (AU)

0.95 ± 0.01

0.95 ± 0.01

0.98 ± 0.02

0.99 ± 0.01

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 0.091

–

DF vs. ST: 0.003

− 3.61 [− 6.25, − 1.68]^§

MF vs. WG: 0.029

− 1.71 [− 3.40, − 0.32]^#

MF vs. ST: 0.001

− 3.61 [− 6.25, − 1.68]^§

WG vs. ST: 0.732

–

ACWR UCP_TD (AU)

0.95 ± 0.12

0.95 ± 0.01

0.99 ± 0.03

1.01 ± 0.01

DF vs. MF: 1.000

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DF vs. WG: 0.017

− 0.41 [− 1.70, 0.82]^&

DF vs. ST: < 0.01

− 0.64 [− 1.97, 0.60]*

MF vs. WG: 0.011

− 1.62 [− 3.26, − 0.24]^#

MF vs. ST: < 0.010

− 5.42 [− 9.11, − 2.84]^£

WG vs. ST: 0.243

–

EWMA_TD (AU)

0.80 ± 0.02

0.79 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.01

0.81 ± 0.22

DF vs. MF: 0.804

–

DF vs. WG: 0.430

–

DF vs. ST: 1.000

–

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.220

–

WG vs. ST: 0.109

–

ACWR CP_HSRD (AU)

1.03 ± 0.01

1.05 ± 0.01

1.06 ± 0.03

1.08 ± 0.01

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 0.134

–

DF vs. ST: 0.019

− 4.52 [− 7.67, − 2.27]^£

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.250

–

WG vs. ST: 1.000

–

ACWR UCP_HSRD (AU)

1.24 ± 0.04

1.27 ± 0.05

1.32 ± 0.09

1.44 ± 0.12

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 0.917

–

DF vs. ST: 0.010

− 2.02 [− 3.84, − 0.56]^§

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.040

− 1.67 [− 3.34, − 0.29]^#

WG vs. ST: 0.216

–

EWMA_HSRD (AU)

1.35 ± 0.05

1.41 ± 0.03

1.42 ± 0.15

1.42 ± 0.17

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 1.000

–

DF vs. ST: 1.000

–

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 1.000

–

WG vs. ST: 1.000

–

ACWR CP_SPRINT (AU)

0.96 ± 0.08

0.97 ± 0.02

0.96 ± 0.02

0.97 ± 0.02

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 1.000

–

DF vs. ST: 0.066

–

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.341

–

WG vs. ST: 0.153

–

ACWR UCP_SPRINT (AU)

1.06 ± 0.02

1.09 ± 0.02

1.12 ± 0.05

1.23 ± 0.10

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 0.858

–

DF vs. ST: 0.002

− 2.13 [− 3.99, − 0.64]^§

MF vs. WG: 1.000

–

MF vs. ST: 0.009

− 1.75 [− 3.46, − 0.35]^#

WG vs. ST: 0.038

− 1.26 [− 2.77, 0.05]^#

EWMA_SPRINT (AU)

1.10 ± 0.03

1.16 ± 0.04

1.13 ± 0.11

1.29 ± 0.15

DF vs. MF: 1.000

–

DF vs. WG: 1.000

–

DF vs. ST: 0.040

− 1.59 [− 3.22, − 0.22]^#

MF vs. WG: 1.000

MF vs. ST: 0.308

–

WG vs. ST: 0.126

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