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.
Liga Satu Inggris (Inggris) commits hardest: 56,4% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 56.4% | 1.112 |
| 2. Serie A Italia | 53.4% | 762 |
| 3. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 50.5% | 656 |
| 4. Championship Inggris | 44.6% | 1.113 |
| 5. K League 1 Korea Selatan | 43.5% | 464 |
| 6. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 42.7% | 616 |
| 7. Czech Liga Ceko | 41.6% | 558 |
| 8. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 41.3% | 612 |
| 9. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 39.9% | 612 |
| 10. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 39.5% | 615 |
| 11. Veikkausliiga Finlandia | 37.1% | 272 |
| 12. FA Cup Inggris | 36.8% | 288 |
| 13. Liga Nasional Sepak Bola Rusia Rusia | 35.6% | 595 |
| 14. Liga Negara UEFA Internasional | 35.5% | 324 |
| 15. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 34.7% | 473 |
| 16. Ligue 1 Prancis | 33.9% | 750 |
| 17. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 33.6% | 1.112 |
| 18. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 33.1% | 484 |
| 19. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 32.6% | 463 |
| 20. First League Bulgaria | 32% | 556 |
| 21. Seri B Italia | 30.8% | 777 |
| 22. Superettan Swedia | 28.7% | 467 |
| 23. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 28% | 347 |
| 24. Ligue 2 Prancis | 27.3% | 758 |
| 25. Super Liga Slovakia | 27.2% | 386 |
| 26. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 27.1% | 756 |
| 27. NB I Hungaria | 26.4% | 269 |
| 28. Allsvenskan Swedia | 26.2% | 484 |
| 29. Primeira Liga Portugal | 26.1% | 616 |
| 30. Ligat ha'Al Israel | 25% | 344 |
| 31. LigaPro Portugal | 24.9% | 558 |
| 32. Liga Champions UEFA Internasional | 24.9% | 426 |
| 33. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 23.7% | 376 |
| 34. Chilean Primera División Cile | 23.3% | 476 |
| 35. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 23.1% | 390 |
| 36. Egyptian Professional League Mesir | 22.7% | 612 |
| 37. Liga I Rumania | 21.9% | 620 |
| 38. Eerste Divisie Belanda | 21.6% | 760 |
| 39. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 21.5% | 358 |
| 40. HNL Kroasia | 21.4% | 360 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
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.