Table 4 Metabolic and intensity indicators in FM, OM SSG and MBE in different soccer playing position (Central Back, External Striker, Full Back, Midfielder, Striker, Wide Midfielder)

Metabolic power (W)

 Central back

9.9 ± 1.8

10.5 ± 1.5^a

8.9 ± 1.4^{a, b}

9.9 ± 1.1^{b, c}

Category = 0.03 Role = 0.07 Category × Role = 0.03

 External striker

10.8 ± 2¹

11.1 ± 1.7

10.1 ± 1.4^{a, b, 1}

11.2 ± 0.9^{a, c, 1}

 Full back

10.7 ± 1.5¹

11.8 ± 1.9^{a, 1, 2}

9.9 ± 0.8^{a, b, 1}

11.3 ± 1.1^{c, 1}

 Midfielder

11.3 ± 1.6¹

10.8 ± 1.6³

10.7 ± 1.6^{1, 3}

11.4 ± 0.9¹

 Striker

9.9 ± 1.1^{2, 4}

9.9 ± 1.4^{2, 3, 4}

10.1 ± 0.8

10 ± 0.7^{2, 3, 4}

 Wide midfielder

11.4 ± 1.4^{1, 2, 5}

11.4 ± 1.9^{1, 4, 5}

10.5 ± 1.2^{a, b, 1}

11.6 ± 0.8^{c, 1, 5}

%W INT > 35W

 Central back

19 ± 6.4

18.7 ± 8.6

19.8 ± 4.3

18 ± 4.4

Category = 0.01 Role = 0.11 Category × Role = 0.02

 External striker

23.9 ± 8.7¹

23.3 ± 8¹

25.2 ± 4.8¹

25.6 ± 5.8¹

 Full back

20.6 ± 5.9²

19.2 ± 7.5²

22.2 ± 3.1^{b, 1, 2}

21 ± 3.4²

 Midfielder

15.5 ± 6.4^{1, 2, 3}

18.8 ± 10.3^{a, 2}

16.5 ± 2.9^{1, 2, 3}

16.4 ± 5.6^{2, 3}

 Striker

20.9 ± 8.2⁴

16.6 ± 9.4^{a, 2}

22.3 ± 3.2⁴

22.7 ± 4.5^{b, 1, 4}

 Wide midfielder

21.4 ± 6.2^{2, 4}

20.1 ± 7.5²

21.2 ± 3.3^{2, 4}

19.4 ± 4.3²

N° act int/min

 Central back

1.9 ± 0.6

4 ± 1.2^a

2.5 ± 0.6^{a, b}

3.1 ± 0.5^{a, b, c}

Category = 0.16 Role = 0.07 Category × Role = 0.05

 External striker

2.4 ± 0.9¹

4.5 ± 1.2^a,1

2.9 ± 0.5^{a, b, 1}

3.4 ± 0.6^{a, b, c,1}

 Full back

2.1 ± 0.6

5 ± 1.4^{a, 1, 2}

3 ± 0.5^{a, b, 1}

3.6 ± 0.5^{b, c, 1}

 Midfielder

1.6 ± 0.6^{1, 2, 3}

4.2 ± 1.2³

3.7 ± 0.5^{a, b, 1, 2, 3}

4 ± 0.5^{1, 2, 3}

 Striker

2.1 ± 0.8^{2, 3, 4}

3.6 ± 1.1^{a, 2, 3, 4}

2.6 ± 0.4^{b, 4}

2.6 ± 0.4^{b, 1, 2, 3, 4}

 Wide midfielder

2.1 ± 0.6^{1, 4, 5}

4.7 ± 1^{a, 1, 4, 5}

3.2 ± 0.6^{a, b, 1, 2, 4, 5}

3.9 ± 0.5^{a, b, c, 1, 2, 5}

Dist/Min

 Central back

104 ± 13.8

105 ± 12.9

95.3 ± 9.7^{a, b}

104 ± 10.3^c

Category = 0.04 Role = 0.10 Category × Role = 0.05

 External striker

111 ± 15.8¹

108 ± 14.2

108 ± 10.9¹

116 ± 9.6^{b, c, 1}

 Full back

111 ± 15.2¹

117 ± 13.2^{a, 1, 2}

104 ± 7.7^{a, b, 1}

118 ± 11.6^{c, 1}

 Midfielder

119 ± 11.8^{1, 2, 3}

107 ± 13.9^{a, 3}

115 ± 9.1^{b, 1, 2, 3}

120 ± 10.6^{b, 1}

 Striker

105 ± 10.4⁴

101 ± 11.5^{2, 3, 4}

108 ± 8.2¹

108 ± 6.8^{2, 3}

 Wide midfielder

117 ± 13.3^{1, 2, 5}

114 ± 12.1^{1, 2, 4, 5}

109 ± 12.3^{a, b, 1, 3, 4}

121 ± 8.5^{b, c, 1, 5}

T Rec pass/min

 Central back

14.8 ± 4.8

13.6 ± 4.2

20.9 ± 3.9^{a, b}

17.6 ± 3.8^{a, b, c}

Category = 0.11 Role = 0.05 Category × Role = 0.05

 External striker

14.6 ± 6.4

14.4 ± 5.1

17.7 ± 4^{a, b, 1}

13.5 ± 3.5^{c, 1}

 Full back

14.1 ± 5.3

12.1 ± 3.5^{a, 2}

19.9 ± 3.4^{a, b, 2}

13.5 ± 4^{c, 1}

 Midfielder

12 ± 4^{1, 2}

13.8 ± 3.9^{a, 3}

16.3 ± 3.0^{a, b, 1, 3}

13.2 ± 3.8^{c, 1}

 Striker

12 ± 4.8^{1, 2}

12.5 ± 3.6

12.9 ± 2.3^{1, 2, 3}

12.6 ± 4.2¹

 Wide midfielder

12.7 ± 4.8^{1, 2}

12.3 ± 3.7^{2, 4}

17.7 ± 5^{a, b, 1, 3, 5}

12.6 ± 3.1^{c, 1}