Association of role/position of play and injury mechanism (contact/no contact), re-injuries and severity
| Injury mechanism (contact) | GK | DF | MF | ST | Total | X2 | P value |
| No contact | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 4.87 | 0.85 |
| Contact with player | 4 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 39 | ||
| Contact with object | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | df=9 | |
| 6 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 62 | |||
| Re-injury | |||||||
| Yes | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 2.28 | 0.52 |
| No | 6 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 59 | df=3 | |
| Total | 6 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 62 | ||
| Severity | |||||||
| Slight | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7.18 | 0.85 |
| Minor | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Moderate | 4 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 34 | ||
| Severe | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | df=12 | |
| Total | 6 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 62 | ||
DF, defender; GK, goalkeeper; MF, midfielder; ST, striker.