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Table 2 Players’ running metrics according to position

From: Does running performance relate to the market value of elite male soccer players? A case study from the FIFA world cup

Running Metrics

DF Position

Mean ± SD

MF Position

Mean ± SD

FW Position

Mean ± SD

DF vs. MF

p value

DF vs. MF

ES

DF vs. FW

p value

DF vs. FW

ES

MF vs. FW

p value

MF vs. FW

ES

Total Distance (m)

10094.73 ± 687.69

11205.51 ± 799.18*^

10475.35 ± 1012.70*

< 0.001

1.49

0.008

0.44

< 0.001

0.80

Zone 1 (m)

3833.95 ± 267.61#

3663.63 ± 363.60

3941.08 ± 383.61#

< 0.001

0.53

0.094

0.32

< 0.001

0.74

Zone 2 (m)

4313.52 ± 538.83

5009.55 ± 759.27*^

4211.26 ± 854.61

< 0.001

1.06

0.608

0.14

< 0.001

0.99

Zone 3 (m)

1194.18 ± 246.43

1669.67 ± 341.04*^

1369.90 ± 345.18*

< 0.001

1.60

0.001

0.59

0.001

0.87

Zone 4 (m)

547.16 ± 168.54

668.46 ± 164.42*

671.05 ± 167.61*

< 0.001

0.73

< 0.001

0.74

0.996

0.02

Zone 5 (m)

205.96 ± 122.25

194.18 ± 116.55

282.11 ± 127.70*#

0.741

0.10

< 0.001

0.61

< 0.001

0.72

HSR (counts)

109.65 ± 20.53

142.31 ± 23.24*^

122.94 ± 25.40*

< 0.001

1.45

0.001

0.58

< 0.001

0.80

Sprints (counts)

43.39 ± 12.80

50.04 ± 11.47*

53.43 ± 12.45*

< 0.001

0.58

< 0.001

0.80

0.268

0.28

Top Speed (km/h)

31.34 ± 1.57

30.89 ± 1.75

32.23 ± 1.63*#

0.088

0.27

0.002

0.56

< 0.001

0.79

Market Value (€)

14,822,455 ± 17,901,175

29,291,292 ± 30,696,957*

31,150,000 ± 33,896,194*

< 0.001

0.58

< 0.001

0.60

0.909

0.06

  1. DF: Defenders, MF: Midfielders, FW: Forward, HSR: High-Speed Running, *: Significance from DF, #: Significance from MF, ^: Significance from FW. All results were considered significant at p < 0.05.