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.
Championship (Inggris) commits hardest: 59,8% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Championship Inggris | 59.8% | 1.114 |
| 2. K League 1 Korea Selatan | 50.7% | 460 |
| 3. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 49.2% | 651 |
| 4. FA Cup Inggris | 46.9% | 258 |
| 5. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 43.7% | 616 |
| 6. Serie A Italia | 41.7% | 760 |
| 7. Allsvenskan Swedia | 39.5% | 484 |
| 8. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 37.3% | 612 |
| 9. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 33.8% | 468 |
| 10. Seri B Italia | 33.7% | 780 |
| 11. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 33.3% | 360 |
| 12. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 32.4% | 383 |
| 13. Super League Tiongkok | 31.9% | 360 |
| 14. Ligue 2 Prancis | 30.6% | 764 |
| 15. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 29.2% | 760 |
| 16. Ligue 1 Prancis | 28.7% | 764 |
| 17. Primeira Liga Portugal | 28.3% | 615 |
| 18. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 27.6% | 905 |
| 19. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 26.6% | 350 |
| 20. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 25.8% | 472 |
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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.