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 (Inghilterra) commits hardest: 59,8% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Championship Inghilterra | 59.8% | 1114 |
| 2. K League 1 Corea del Sud | 50.7% | 460 |
| 3. Pro League Belgio | 49.2% | 651 |
| 4. Football League One Inghilterra | 49.1% | 1111 |
| 5. FA Cup Inghilterra | 46.9% | 258 |
| 6. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 43.7% | 616 |
| 7. Serie A Italia | 41.7% | 760 |
| 8. Campionato finlandese di calcio Finlandia | 40.7% | 216 |
| 9. Allsvenskan Svezia | 39.5% | 484 |
| 10. Ekstraklasa Polonia | 37.3% | 612 |
| 11. Superettan Svezia | 36.9% | 480 |
| 12. Pervenstvo Futbol'noj Nacional'noj Ligi Russia | 35.6% | 752 |
| 13. Liga Portugal 2 Portogallo | 35.6% | 570 |
| 14. Football League Trophy Inghilterra | 35.5% | 245 |
| 15. Football League Two Inghilterra | 34.4% | 1114 |
| 16. Premiership Scozia | 33.8% | 468 |
| 17. Serie B Italia | 33.7% | 780 |
| 18. Super League Svizzera | 33.3% | 360 |
| 19. 3. Liga Germania | 33% | 706 |
| 20. Superligaen Danimarca | 32.4% | 383 |
| 21. Super League Cina | 31.9% | 360 |
| 22. Ligue 2 Francia | 30.6% | 764 |
| 23. J1 League Giappone | 29.2% | 760 |
| 24. Ligue 1 Francia | 28.7% | 764 |
| 25. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 28.3% | 615 |
| 26. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 27.6% | 905 |
| 27. UEFA Europa League Internazionale | 26.6% | 350 |
| 28. Prem'er-Liga Russia | 25.8% | 472 |
| 29. Női Nemzeti Bajnokság I Ungheria | 25.5% | 329 |
| 30. HNL Croazia | 24.7% | 356 |
| 31. Premier League Inghilterra | 23.8% | 760 |
| 32. 1. SNL Slovenia | 23.6% | 233 |
| 33. UEFA Champions League Internazionale | 23% | 435 |
| 34. Premier Soccer League Sudafrica | 22.3% | 470 |
| 35. Czech Liga Cechia | 20.9% | 556 |
| 36. Coppa Libertadores Internazionale | 20.8% | 307 |
| 37. First League Bulgaria | 20.5% | 444 |
| 38. Campionato norvegese di calcio Norvegia | 20.1% | 482 |
| 39. Super Liga Serbia | 19.6% | 582 |
| 40. Ligat ha'Al Israele | 19.5% | 339 |
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.