Colombian Football Ranks Fifth Worldwide for Low-Speed Distance
The Colombian top flight ranks among the leagues where players cover the largest share of their match distance at relatively low speeds, according to a new analysis by the CIES Football Observatory using tracking data from SkillCorner. Liga BetPlay ranked fifth among 62 leagues worldwide for the percentage of distance covered below 15 km/h. Players […]
Colombia's top professional football league, Liga BetPlay, ranks fifth globally in the percentage of player distance covered at low speeds, according to the CIES Football Observatory. Only four other leagues have a higher share of distance traveled below 15 km/h: the UAE Pro League (83.6%), Ecuador's LigaPro (82.3%), Peru's Liga 1 (82.0%), and the Chinese Super League (81.6%).
This ranking, based on SkillCorner tracking data, does not account for technical aspects like goals, possession, or results; it merely reflects the distribution of players' total distance across various speed ranges. Only a small portion of the distance covered by Colombian players falls below the 15 km/h threshold, meaning that most actions involve faster movements, such as bursts of acceleration, pressing, or sprinting, which are still crucial for the game.
Colombian players recorded an average of 8.94 kilometers per 90 minutes, placing their league relatively low in terms of total distance covered among the top American leagues. Factors like tactical systems, player roles, defensive strategies, and environmental conditions can all influence how players distribute their movement across different speed ranges.
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