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.
Serie A (Italien) commits hardest: 45,3% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie A Italien | 45.3% | 7.660 |
| 2. Serie B Italien | 41% | 8.020 |
| 3. EFL League One England | 40.6% | 8.222 |
| 4. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 40% | 5.570 |
| 5. EFL League Two England | 36.6% | 7.901 |
| 6. Division 1A Belgien | 36.3% | 5.393 |
| 7. Football League Trophy England | 35.7% | 1.349 |
| 8. J1 League Japan | 34.5% | 5.690 |
| 9. Czech Liga Tschechien | 33% | 4.006 |
| 10. Premiership Schottland | 32.3% | 3.828 |
| 11. K League 1 Südkorea | 32% | 2.774 |
| 12. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 31.6% | 3.896 |
| 13. FA Cup England | 31.5% | 2.034 |
| 14. DFB Pokal Deutschland | 29% | 1.125 |
| 15. League Cup England | 28.6% | 1.509 |
| 16. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 28.5% | 6.210 |
| 17. Superettan Schweden | 27.8% | 2.637 |
| 18. Championship England | 27.2% | 11.236 |
| 19. Wyschejschaja Liha Belarus | 27% | 2.397 |
| 20. Perwenstwo FNL Russland | 26.9% | 3.928 |
| 21. Veikkausliiga Finnland | 26.7% | 2.113 |
| 22. Ekstraklasa Polen | 26.7% | 4.792 |
| 23. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 26.2% | 4.768 |
| 24. Superliga Dänemark | 25.4% | 4.095 |
| 25. HNL Kroatien | 25.3% | 2.338 |
| 26. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 25.1% | 6.029 |
| 27. UEFA Nations League International | 24.6% | 1.291 |
| 28. Friendlies Clubs International | 24.5% | 2.181 |
| 29. Super Liga Slowakei | 24.5% | 2.150 |
| 30. Premjer-Liga Russland | 23.4% | 4.906 |
| 31. NB I Ungarn | 23% | 1.828 |
| 32. Super League Schweiz | 22.8% | 3.922 |
| 33. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 22.2% | 7.014 |
| 34. Segunda Liga Portugal | 21.9% | 3.509 |
| 35. Premier League England | 20.1% | 7.657 |
| 36. Primeira Liga Portugal | 19.9% | 6.218 |
| 37. Friendlies International | 19.7% | 1.899 |
| 38. 1. SNL Slowenien | 19.5% | 1.316 |
| 39. World Cup - Qualification Europe International | 19.3% | 1.024 |
| 40. UEFA Conference League International | 19.2% | 4.400 |
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.