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.
EFL League One (England) commits hardest: 56,4% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. EFL League One England | 56.4% | 1.112 |
| 2. Serie A Italien | 53.4% | 762 |
| 3. Division 1A Belgien | 50.5% | 656 |
| 4. Championship England | 44.6% | 1.113 |
| 5. K League 1 Südkorea | 43.5% | 464 |
| 6. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 42.7% | 616 |
| 7. Czech Liga Tschechien | 41.6% | 558 |
| 8. Ekstraklasa Polen | 41.3% | 612 |
| 9. J1 League Japan | 39.9% | 612 |
| 10. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 39.5% | 615 |
| 11. Veikkausliiga Finnland | 37.1% | 272 |
| 12. FA Cup England | 36.8% | 288 |
| 13. Perwenstwo FNL Russland | 35.6% | 595 |
| 14. UEFA Nations League International | 35.5% | 324 |
| 15. Premjer-Liga Russland | 34.7% | 473 |
| 16. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 33.9% | 750 |
| 17. EFL League Two England | 33.6% | 1.112 |
| 18. Eliteserien Norwegen | 33.1% | 484 |
| 19. Premiership Schottland | 32.6% | 463 |
| 20. First League Bulgarien | 32% | 556 |
| 21. Serie B Italien | 30.8% | 777 |
| 22. Superettan Schweden | 28.7% | 467 |
| 23. UEFA Europa League International | 28% | 347 |
| 24. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 27.3% | 758 |
| 25. Super Liga Slowakei | 27.2% | 386 |
| 26. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 27.1% | 756 |
| 27. NB I Ungarn | 26.4% | 269 |
| 28. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 26.2% | 484 |
| 29. Primeira Liga Portugal | 26.1% | 616 |
| 30. Ligat ha’Al Israel | 25% | 344 |
| 31. Segunda Liga Portugal | 24.9% | 558 |
| 32. Champions League International | 24.9% | 426 |
| 33. Superliga Dänemark | 23.7% | 376 |
| 34. Primera División Chile | 23.3% | 476 |
| 35. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 23.1% | 390 |
| 36. Egyptian Professional League Ägypten | 22.7% | 612 |
| 37. Liga 1 Rumänien | 21.9% | 620 |
| 38. Eerste Divisie Niederlande | 21.6% | 760 |
| 39. Super League Schweiz | 21.5% | 358 |
| 40. HNL Kroatien | 21.4% | 360 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
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.