Where is 4-2-3-1 the default?
Share of line-ups set out as 4-2-3-1 — the most common shape in football, and in some leagues close to the only one.
Categoría Primera A (Colombia) is the most uniform: 57,6% of its line-ups are 4-2-3-1.
| League | 4-2-3-1 | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Colombia | 57.6% | 872 |
| 2. Super Liga Serbia | 51.4% | 587 |
| 3. 1. Division Cipro | 50% | 504 |
| 4. Serie B Brasile | 49.2% | 733 |
| 5. Női Nemzeti Bajnokság I Ungheria | 48% | 269 |
| 6. Serie A Brasile | 47.7% | 757 |
| 7. HNL Croazia | 47.2% | 360 |
| 8. Eredivisie Paesi Bassi | 44.1% | 646 |
| 9. Prem'er-Liha Ucraina | 43.8% | 425 |
| 10. Primera División Perù | 42.7% | 691 |
| 11. Campionato greco di calcio Grecia | 42.7% | 464 |
| 12. Eerste Divisie Paesi Bassi | 41.3% | 760 |
| 13. Liga Portugal 2 Portogallo | 39.4% | 558 |
| 14. AFC Champions League Internazionale | 39.1% | 274 |
| 15. 1. SNL Slovenia | 38% | 292 |
| 16. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 37.6% | 978 |
| 17. First League Bulgaria | 37.6% | 556 |
| 18. Süper Lig Turchia | 36.4% | 626 |
| 19. World Cup - Qualification Asia Internazionale | 36.2% | 218 |
| 20. Campionato egiziano di calcio Egitto | 35.1% | 612 |
| 21. Premier League Inghilterra | 35% | 759 |
| 22. Super League (India) India | 35% | 234 |
| 23. Lega saudita professionistica Arabia Saudita | 35% | 480 |
| 24. Vysšaja Liha Bielorussia | 34.9% | 361 |
| 25. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 34.6% | 616 |
| 26. Championship Inghilterra | 33.9% | 1113 |
| 27. Coppa Sudamericana Internazionale | 33.9% | 313 |
| 28. TFF 1. Lig Turchia | 33.8% | 606 |
| 29. Liga I Romania | 32.3% | 620 |
| 30. Coppa Libertadores Internazionale | 32.1% | 308 |
| 31. Czech Liga Cechia | 31.5% | 558 |
| 32. A-League Men Australia | 29.6% | 324 |
| 33. Liga Pro Ecuador | 28.9% | 356 |
| 34. 3. Liga Germania | 28.2% | 756 |
| 35. Premiership Scozia | 27.9% | 463 |
| 36. Super Liga Slovacchia | 27.7% | 386 |
| 37. Primera División de México Messico | 27.7% | 682 |
| 38. UEFA Europa League Internazionale | 27.7% | 347 |
| 39. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 26.9% | 616 |
| 40. UEFA Champions League Internazionale | 26.8% | 426 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Exact formation as recorded.