Table 3

External load values (mean ± SD) in each training session controlling for match location.

Variable	MD+1		MD-4		MD-3		MD-2		MD-1
Variable	Home	Away	Home	Away	Home	Away	Home	Away	Home	Away
D_REL(m·min)	74.74 ± 16.56	76.87 ± 8.58	79.60 ± 17.24**	71.20 ± 6.82	79.63 ± 17.43*	66.46 ± 9.12	72.70 ± 7.74**	67.41 ± 4.33	48.51 ± 4.56	48.57 ± 4.53
SPD (m·min)	0.91 ± 1.06	0.95 ± 1.07	1.25 ± 0.71**	0.66 ± 0.40	2.62 ± 1.97**	1.65 ± 0.95	2.41 ± 1.16	2.67 ± 1.10	0.37 ± 0.37	0.38 ± 0.37
HSD (m·min)	1.88 ± 2.12	2.16 ± 2.33	12.58 ± 11.13**	4.70 ± 1.57	9.51 ± 5.50**	5.33 ± 1.86	7.13 ± 2.17	6.41 ± 1.68	2.11 ± 0.96	2.90 ± 0.95
MSD (m·min)	44.81 ± 12.73	44.83 ± 9.77	33.28 ± 9.86	32.17 ± 5.39	35.35 ± 12.56**	26.74 ± 6.10	29.65 ± 6.26**	26.83 ± 3.99	17.42 ± 1.97	17.45 ± 1.97
LSD (m·min)	25.93 ± 5.15	27.31 ± 5.29	31.39 ± 3.11	32.59 ± 2.63	31.19 ± 4.03	31.54 ± 2.36	32.37 ± 2.99**	30.57 ± 2.42	28.61 ± 2.61	28.63 ± 2.60
ACC (n/10·min^-1)	5.33 ± 4.67	5.26 ± 5.18	10.08 ± 2.34	10.15 ± 2.83	9.20 ± 6.54	9.57 ± 2.06	8.81 ± 2.07	8.83 ± 1.47	6.02 ± 2.05	6.02 ± 2.03
MD+1: first training session of the microcycle; MD-4: second training session of the microcycle; MD-3: third training session of the microcycle; MD-2: fourth training session of the microcycle; MD-1: last training session of the microcycle; Drel: total distance; SPD: sprint distance (>19.8 km·h-1); HSD: high-speed distance (14.4-19.8 km·h-1); MSD: medium-speed distance (7-14.4 km·h-1); LSD: low-speed distance (0-7 km·h-1); ACC: number of accelerations (>3.0 m·s-2).* Shows home vs. away difference, p < .05 and *p < .01.