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The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of match location, quality of opposition
and match outcome on match running performance according to playing position in a Portuguese
professional football team. Twenty-three male professional football players were monitored from
eighteen Portuguese Football League matches during the 2019–2020 season. Global positioning
system technology (GPS) was used to collect time-motion data. The match running performance
was obtained from five playing positions: central defenders (CD), fullbacks (FB), central midfielders
(CM), wide midfielders (WM) and forwards (FW). Match running performance was analyzed within
specific position and contextual factors using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated
measures, standardized (Cohen) differences and smallest worthwhile change. CM and WM players
covered significantly greater total distance (F = 15.45, p = 0.000, 2 = 0.334) and average speed
(F = 12.79, p < 0.001, 2 = 0.294). WM and FB players covered higher distances at high-speed running
(F = 16.93, p = 0.000, 2 = 0.355) and sprinting (F = 13.49; p < 0.001, 2 = 0.305). WM players covered
the highest number of accelerations (F = 4.69, p < 0.001, 2 = 0.132) and decelerations (F = 12.21,
p < 0.001, 2 = 0.284). The match running performance was influenced by match location
(d = 0.06–2.04; CI: 0.42–2.31; SWC = 0.01–1.10), quality of opposition (d = 0.13–2.14; CI: –0.02–2.60;
SWC = 0.01–1.55) and match outcome (d = 0.01–2.49; CI: 0.01–2.31; SWC = 0.01–0.35). Contextual
factors influenced the match running performance with differential effects between playing positions.
This study provides the first report about the contextual influence on match running performance in a
Portuguese professional football team. Future research should also integrate tactical and technical key
indicators when analyzing the match-related contextual influence on match running performance.
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Physical performance Activity profile Time-motion Match analysis Team sports
Citation
Teixeira, J.E.; Leal, Miguel; Ferraz, Ricardo; Ribeiro, Joana; Cachada, José M.; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Monteiro, A.M.; Forte, Pedro (2021). Effects of match location, quality of opposition and match outcome on match running performance in a portuguese professional football team. Entropy. ISSN 1099-4300. 23;8, p. 1-16