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.
Seri B (Italia) commits hardest: 41,9% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seri B Italia | 41.9% | 930 |
| 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 36.6% | 612 |
| 3. Serie A Italia | 36.1% | 760 |
| 4. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 32.8% | 360 |
| 5. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 29.6% | 611 |
| 6. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 29.4% | 479 |
| 7. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 23.9% | 758 |
| 8. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 23.4% | 354 |
| 9. Allsvenskan Swedia | 22.5% | 480 |
| 10. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 21.6% | 357 |
| 11. Championship Inggris | 20.4% | 1.104 |
| 12. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 18.3% | 262 |
| 13. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 18.3% | 612 |
| 14. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 15% | 480 |
| 15. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 13.8% | 240 |
| 16. Liga Champions UEFA Internasional | 13.6% | 286 |
| 17. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 11.7% | 664 |
| 18. Liga Champions Elit AFC Internasional | 11.7% | 248 |
| 19. Liga MX Meksiko | 9.2% | 306 |
| 20. Super League Tiongkok | 8.6% | 478 |
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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.