Number of incidents during the attacking and defending playing phases for goalkeeper, defenders (i.e. full backs and central defenders), midfielders (i.e. central, inside left/right, and wing midfielders), and striker during different attacking types (i.e. set plays, breakdown attacks, and long attacks) (n=52)
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Striker | All players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The distributions of injuries are shown in parentheses (n=16). | |||||
| When attacking | |||||
| Set play | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 4 (2) |
| Breakdown | 0 | 1 (0) | 14 (7) | 2 (1) | 17 (8) |
| Long attack | 0 | 1 (0) | 5 (1) | 1 (1) | 7 (2) |
| When defending | |||||
| Set play | 0 | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) |
| Breakdown | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) |
| Long attack | 2 (1) | 6 (0) | 9 (3) | 0 | 17 (4) |
| Total | 2 (1) | 11 (0) | 35 (13) | 4 (2) | 52 (16) |