Who plays three at the back?
Share of line-ups set out with three defenders — the shape that has grown faster than any other in the archive.
الدوري الياباني (اليابان) commits hardest: 44.7% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. الدوري الياباني اليابان | 44.7% | 380 |
| 2. الدرجة B البرازيل | 23.7% | 215 |
| 3. دوري أبطال أوروبا دولي | 22.2% | 203 |
| 4. الدوري الأمريكي لكرة القدم الولايات المتحدة | 20.1% | 259 |
| 5. دوري المؤتمر الأوروبي دولي | 17.6% | 450 |
| 6. الدوري الأرجنتيني الأرجنتين | 12.8% | 234 |
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Any formation whose first line is a three. The provider records a formation for roughly a quarter of line-ups, so a league appears only once enough of its matches carry one.