ReviewSports medicine - open2019
Monitoring the Athlete Match Response: Can External Load Variables Predict Post-match Acute and Residual Fatigue in Soccer? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.
- Metabolomics analyses and physical interventions in soccer: a systematic review.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2024Pooled it
- Quantifying Exposure and Intra-Individual Reliability of High-Speed and Sprint Running During Sided-Games Training in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Training in women soccer players: A systematic review on training load monitoring.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for Fitness Assessment: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Monitoring Accumulated Training and Match Load in Football: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of muscle fatigue on exercise-induced hamstring muscle damage: a three-armed randomized controlled trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Trial
- Using Match Reference Values of External Load to Monitor Performance and Fatigue in Football: Are We Looking the Right Way?Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
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- Predicting differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) in youth soccer using decision tree models.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Relationships Between Weekly Dynamic Stress Load Volume and Match-Play External and Internal Load: Half-Specific and Full-Competition Analyses in Professional Soccer Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Validity and agreement of the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test for estimating aerobic and performance-related parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The acute effect of training on hip adduction strength within a football microcycle.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Infrared thermography to assess fatigue, injury risk factors and recovery in soccer: a systematic review of original studies.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Evolving running load demands and fixture congestion in the English Premier League: a decade of insights from 2015/2016 to 2024/2025.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of external and internal loads in preparation male volleyball and beach volleyball matches.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effects of Pneumatic Compression and Manual Massage on Recovery and Performance in Elite Brazilian Under-20 Soccer Players: A Crossover Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Load and Recovery Monitoring in Top-Level Youth Soccer Players: Exploring the Associations of a Web Application-Based Score With Recognized Load Measures.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Overlaps of Skeletal Muscle Fatigue and Skeletal Muscle Damage: The Muscle Injury Continuum.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Identifying Optimal Pitch Training Load in Elite Soccer Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- How repeatable is PAPE effect: the impact of in-season isometric squat activation on countermovement jump performance enhancement in national level soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMonitoring athletes' external load during a soccer match may be useful to predict post-match acute and residual fatigue. This estimation would allow individual adjustments to training programs to minimize injury risk, improve well-being, and restore players' physical performance and inform the recovery process.
methodsUsing a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature, the aim is to determine which monitoring variables would be the strongest predictors of acute (immediately) and residual (up to 72 h) fatigue states in soccer. PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science databases were searched (until September 2018). Studies concurrently examining soccer match-related external load metrics and subjective and/or objective measures were selected to determine pooled correlations ([Formula: see text]) with confidence intervals (CI). The quality and strength of the findings of each study were evaluated to identify overall levels of evidence.
resultsEleven studies were included (n = 165 athletes). Acute ([Formula: see text] = 0.67; 95% CI = [0.40, 0.94]) and residual (24 h post-match, [Formula: see text] = 0.54; 95% CI = [0.35, 0.65]) changes in muscle damage markers and countermovement jump peak power output (CMJ
conclusionsRunning distance above 5.5 m·s
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