Where do defenders throw themselves in front of most?

Share of shots that never reached the goalkeeper because a defender got in the way.

Premiership (Schottland) blocks most: 28,9% of shots at its goal are stopped before they arrive.

Where do defenders throw themselves in front of most?
League	Blocked	Shots
1. Premiership Schottland	28.9%	35.056
2. Premier Division Irland	28.8%	11.269
3. EFL League One England	28.4%	97.051
4. EFL League Two England	28.2%	94.045
5. Championship England	28.2%	150.025
6. Ekstraklasa Polen	28.1%	40.837
7. Premier League England	27.8%	107.079
8. NB I Ungarn	26.9%	10.438
9. Serie B Italien	26.6%	71.146
10. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden	26.5%	61.310
11. Superliga Dänemark	26.2%	36.783
12. NWSL Women Vereinigte Staaten	26.1%	13.496
13. A-League Men Australien	26.1%	46.152
14. J1 League Japan	26%	73.573
15. Eliteserien Norwegen	26%	64.037
16. Serie A Italien	26%	99.464
17. Division 1B Belgien	25.9%	16.576
18. Super Liga Slowakei	25.8%	15.037
19. Czech Liga Tschechien	25.7%	24.983
20. HNL Kroatien	25.7%	23.729
21. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland	25.5%	23.258
22. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland	25.4%	80.704
23. Premjer-Liga Russland	25.4%	62.931
24. Division 1A Belgien	25.4%	45.024
25. Liga 1 Rumänien	25.3%	30.060
26. Superettan Schweden	25.3%	11.203
27. Super Liga Serbien	25.2%	23.815
28. Super League Schweiz	25%	39.915
29. Serie B Brasilien	24.9%	86.896
30. Segunda Liga Portugal	24.9%	11.425
31. First League Bulgarien	24.7%	14.137
32. Eerste Divisie Niederlande	24.6%	61.853
33. Eredivisie Niederlande	24.6%	92.981
34. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten	24.6%	115.838
35. K League 1 Südkorea	24.6%	25.114
36. Premier Division Vereinigte Arabische Emirate	24.5%	13.345
37. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland	24.5%	80.251
38. Paulista - A1 Brasilien	24.4%	13.985
39. Super League Griechenland	24.3%	23.668
40. Thai League Thailand	24.3%	14.507

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