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: 45,4% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie A Italia | 45.4% | 760 |
| 2. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 35.4% | 390 |
| 3. Allsvenskan Swedia | 33.8% | 482 |
| 4. A-League Australia | 33.1% | 296 |
| 5. Seri B Italia | 33% | 776 |
| 6. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 22.4% | 482 |
| 7. FA Cup Inggris | 21.7% | 295 |
| 8. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 20.3% | 364 |
| 9. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 20.3% | 760 |
| 10. Liga Champions Elit AFC Internasional | 20.1% | 288 |
| 11. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 18.7% | 470 |
| 12. Super League Tiongkok | 18.5% | 464 |
| 13. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 18.1% | 612 |
| 14. Ligue 1 Prancis | 16.1% | 558 |
| 15. Liga Champions UEFA Internasional | 16% | 420 |
| 16. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 15.3% | 1.022 |
| 17. Championship Inggris | 14.2% | 1.114 |
| 18. Ligue 2 Prancis | 13.8% | 560 |
| 19. Primeira Liga Portugal | 12.8% | 610 |
| 20. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 11.8% | 356 |
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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.