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: 69,2% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seri B Italia | 69.2% | 778 |
| 2. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 53.6% | 1.112 |
| 3. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 52.8% | 616 |
| 4. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 51.3% | 616 |
| 5. Serie A Italia | 49.3% | 760 |
| 6. Liga Utama Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | 49.2% | 262 |
| 7. Czech Liga Ceko | 48.2% | 552 |
| 8. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 45.7% | 468 |
| 9. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 42.6% | 1.113 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 42.5% | 630 |
| 11. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 42.3% | 388 |
| 12. Serie A Women Italia | 38.6% | 228 |
| 13. Veikkausliiga Finlandia | 38.6% | 236 |
| 14. Liga Utama Belarus Belarus | 37.3% | 464 |
| 15. Trofi EFL Inggris | 34.7% | 242 |
| 16. Paulista - A1 Brasil | 33.7% | 208 |
| 17. Primeira Liga Portugal | 33.3% | 616 |
| 18. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 33.3% | 604 |
| 19. Super Liga Slovakia | 33.1% | 384 |
| 20. FA Cup Inggris | 33% | 227 |
| 21. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 31% | 248 |
| 22. Ligue 1 Prancis | 30.7% | 616 |
| 23. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 29.5% | 760 |
| 24. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 28.9% | 1.032 |
| 25. HNL Kroasia | 27.7% | 354 |
| 26. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 26.9% | 746 |
| 27. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 25.7% | 538 |
| 28. Liga Negara UEFA Internasional | 25.2% | 369 |
| 29. Friendlies Clubs Internasional | 24.9% | 1.177 |
| 30. LigaPro Portugal | 23.2% | 596 |
| 31. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 22.9% | 484 |
| 32. Allsvenskan Swedia | 22.9% | 484 |
| 33. Friendlies Internasional | 22.7% | 352 |
| 34. Superettan Swedia | 22.3% | 475 |
| 35. Liga Nasional Sepak Bola Rusia Rusia | 21.4% | 603 |
| 36. Liga MX Meksiko | 21.3% | 675 |
| 37. Premier Division Irlandia | 21.2% | 354 |
| 38. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 20.5% | 760 |
| 39. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 20.5% | 386 |
| 40. Primera División Peru | 20.3% | 611 |
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.