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 (Italia) commits hardest: 45,3% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie A Italia | 45.3% | 7.660 |
| 2. Seri B Italia | 41% | 8.020 |
| 3. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 40% | 5.570 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 36.3% | 5.393 |
| 5. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 34.5% | 5.690 |
| 6. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 32.3% | 3.828 |
| 7. K League 1 Korea Selatan | 32% | 2.774 |
| 8. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 31.6% | 3.896 |
| 9. FA Cup Inggris | 31.5% | 2.034 |
| 10. DFB Pokal Jerman | 29% | 1.125 |
| 11. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 28.5% | 6.210 |
| 12. Championship Inggris | 27.2% | 11.236 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 26.7% | 4.792 |
| 14. Allsvenskan Swedia | 26.2% | 4.768 |
| 15. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 25.4% | 4.095 |
| 16. HNL Kroasia | 25.3% | 2.338 |
| 17. Liga Negara UEFA Internasional | 24.6% | 1.291 |
| 18. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 23.4% | 4.906 |
| 19. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 22.8% | 3.922 |
| 20. Ligue 1 Prancis | 22.2% | 7.014 |
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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.