Where do defenders throw themselves in front of most?

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

Championship (England) blocks most: 30.3% of shots at its goal are stopped before they arrive.

Where do defenders throw themselves in front of most?
League	Blocked	Shots
1. Championship England	30.3%	14,062
2. League One England	30.1%	13,232
3. Allsvenskan Sweden	30%	6,611
4. League Two England	29.8%	13,403
5. Ekstraklasa Poland	29.8%	8,361
6. Premier League England	29.5%	9,500
7. Premier Division Ireland	29.4%	4,428
8. Premiership Scotland	28.9%	5,768
9. FA WSL England	28.6%	2,050
10. Superettan Sweden	28.6%	2,996
11. Premier League Russia	28.2%	5,886
12. 3. Liga Germany	28%	6,433
13. Super Liga Slovakia	27.9%	3,026
14. Eliteserien Norway	27.7%	6,199
15. A-League Australia	27.7%	4,581
16. Serie B Italy	27.6%	10,169
17. Premier League Ukraine	27.4%	3,079
18. Serie A Italy	27.4%	9,358
19. Czech Liga Czechia	27.1%	7,053
20. Eredivisie Netherlands	27.1%	8,723
21. Bundesliga Austria	27%	4,752
22. Jupiler Pro League Belgium	27%	8,454
23. J1 League Japan	27%	9,147
24. Superliga Denmark	27%	5,153
25. 2. Bundesliga Germany	26.9%	8,199
26. Serie B Brazil	26.9%	10,168
27. Serie A Brazil	26.8%	9,903
28. HNL Croatia	26.7%	4,240
29. Super League Switzerland	26.6%	6,560
30. Eerste Divisie Netherlands	26.5%	10,792
31. Damallsvenskan Sweden	26.5%	2,062
32. Challenger Pro League Belgium	26.5%	5,149
33. Liga I Romania	26.4%	8,377
34. Primeira Liga Portugal	26.4%	7,434
35. Super League 1 Greece	26.3%	5,609
36. Ligue 1 France	26.3%	7,633
37. NB I Hungary	26.2%	3,108
38. Bundesliga Germany	26.2%	8,173
39. La Liga Spain	26.1%	9,483
40. First League Bulgaria	26%	4,118

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