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.

J1 League (Japan) commits hardest: 44,7% of its line-ups start with three defenders.

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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.