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Match running performance was monitored using 10-Hz global navigation satellite system units. Episode-level variables included HSR duration, recovery duration, HSR\u2013recovery intervals, and intervals between consecutive HSR efforts. Linear mixed-effects models were used to compare playing roles, while recovery durations were categorized into &lt;60\u00a0s, 60\u2013120\u00a0s, and &gt;120\u00a0s bands and analyzed using\n                    <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    tests.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    <jats:italic>:<\/jats:italic>\n                    Mean HSR duration did not differ between starters and substitutes (2.37 [1.64] vs 2.40 [1.75]\u00a0s), nor were differences for HSR\u2013recovery intervals (3.86 [3.59] vs 3.75 [3.55]\u00a0s), HSR\u2013HSR intervals (3.51 [3.48] vs 3.57 [3.16]\u00a0s), or the HSR\/recovery ratio (1.05 [1.53] vs 1.00 [1.66]) (all\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&gt;\u2009.05). However, starters displayed significantly shorter recovery durations than substitutes (13.34 [33.51] vs 16.72 [39.50]\u00a0s;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.017). Recovery-band distributions differed by playing role (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.001), with starters completing a greater proportion (97% vs 93%) of short recoveries (&lt;60\u00a0s), whereas substitutes exhibited relatively higher proportions of moderate (6%) and long (1%) recoveries. Playing position influenced temporal intervals and the HSR\/recovery ratio, but not HSR or recovery duration.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    <jats:italic>:<\/jats:italic>\n                    Despite longer recovery durations in substitutes, the overall temporal structure of HSR efforts was largely consistent between playing roles, with HSR and recovery periods predominantly occurring within short-time windows.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2026-0001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T15:23:10Z","timestamp":1788967390000},"page":"1-6","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["High-Speed Running and Recovery Dynamics in Professional Soccer Match Play: A Comparison Between Starters and Substitutes"],"prefix":"10.1123","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6797-1616","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Hugo","family":"Silva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University of Maia, Maia, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7658-4837","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University of Maia, Maia, Portugal"},{"name":"Department of Performance Optimization (GOD), Sporting Clube de Braga SAD, Braga, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5315-8635","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Adriano","family":"Lima-Alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fortaleza Esporte Clube, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4797-182X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Olivier","family":"Girard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sports Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"r1","series-title":"Int J Sports Physiol Perform","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"432","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2013-0121","article-title":"The role and development of sprinting speed in soccer","volume":"9","author":"Haugen TA","year":"2014","unstructured":"Haugen TA, T\u00f8nnessen E, Hisdal J, Seiler S. 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