The Effect of Match Running Performance on Team Success in Professional Soccer

Year 2026, Volume: 28 Issue: 1 , 69 - 78 , 30.03.2026

Erdi Tokul , Olcay Mülazımoğlu , Abdullah Bora Özkara , Özgün Miraç Özçilingir , Mustafa Barış Somoğlu , Çağatay Turan , Gizem Başkaya , Kamil Erdem

https://izlik.org/JA92DY63AZ

Abstract

This study aimed to examine match running performance (RP) in professional soccer teams in terms of success variables. A total of 626 observations obtained via a multicamera tracking system (InStat Ltd.) from a total of 323 matches played by 19 teams in the Turkish Super League (TSL) during a season were analyzed. The success of the teams was examined as two different independent variables: i) according to the end-of-season final table ranking (1st rank: the first five teams that have qualified for the European League; 2nd rank: the second rank five teams; 3rd rank: the third rank five teams; and 4th rank: the four relegated teams). ii) According to the match outcome (win, draw, loss). The RP variables included total distance (TD), covered distance in five speed zones (walking, jogging, running, high-speed running (HSR) and sprinting), high-intensity acceleration (HIA) and maximum acceleration. ANOVA and post hoc tests revealed that 1st-rank teams were significantly more common in running, HSR, sprinting and acceleration (p<.05). There was no difference between the TD groups (p>.05). The TD, walking sprinting and max. acceleration values of the winning teams were greater (p<.05). The short-term success goal for teams is to win a match or score a point, and the long-term goal is to be at the top of the final table in the season. Therefore, the current research revealed that high-intensity RPs in matches are especially decisive in the success of teams.

Keywords

Soccer , match , running , high-intensity , acceleration , speed zone

Profesyonel Futbolda Maç Koşu Performansının Takım Başarısına Etkisi

https://izlik.org/JA92DY63AZ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, profesyonel futbol takımlarında maç koşu performansını (KP) başarı değişkenleri açısından incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmada bir sezon boyunca Türkiye Süper Ligi'nde (TSL) 19 takımın oynadığı 323 maçtan çoklu kamera izleme sistemi (InStat Ltd.) ile elde edilen toplam 626 gözlem analiz edilmiştir. Takımların başarısı iki farklı bağımsız değişken olarak incelenmiştir: i) Sezon sonu final tablosu sıralamasına göre (1. sıra: Avrupa Ligi'ne katılmaya hak kazanan ilk 5 takım; 2. sıra: ikinci sıradaki 5 takım; 3. sıra: üçüncü sıradaki 5 takım; ve 4. sıra: küme düşen 4 takım). ii) Maç sonucuna göre (galibiyet, beraberlik, mağlubiyet). KP değişkenleri arasında toplam mesafe (TD), beş hız bölgesinde (yürüyüş, koşu, yüksek hızda koşu (HSR) ve sprint) kat edilen mesafe, yüksek yoğunluklu hızlanma (YYH) ve maksimum hızlanma yer almaktaydı. ANOVA ve post hoc testleri, 1. sıradaki takımların koşu, HSR, sprint ve hızlanma alanlarında önemli ölçüde daha yaygın olduğunu ortaya koydu (p<.05). TD grupları arasında fark bulunmadı (p>.05). Kazanan takımların TD, yürüyüş sprint ve maksimum hızlanma değerleri daha yüksekti (p<.05). Takımlar için kısa vadeli başarı hedefi bir maçı kazanmak veya puan almakken, uzun vadeli hedef ise, sezon sonunda ligin zirvesinde yer almaktır. Bu nedenle, mevcut araştırma, maçlardaki yüksek yoğunluklu KP'lerin takımların başarısında özellikle belirleyici olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

Futbol , maç , koşu , yüksek şiddetli , ivmelenme , hız bölgesi

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