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.
Serie A (İtalya) commits hardest: 51,1% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie A İtalya | 51.1% | 760 |
| 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 41.1% | 616 |
| 3. Championship İngiltere | 38.1% | 1.113 |
| 4. Premier Lig İskoçya | 33.5% | 466 |
| 5. 1. SNL Slovenya | 33.3% | 249 |
| 6. K League 1 Güney Kore | 33.2% | 316 |
| 7. Danimarka Süper Ligi Danimarka | 32.6% | 386 |
| 8. J. Ligi Japonya | 32.2% | 612 |
| 9. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 31.7% | 624 |
| 10. First League Bulgaristan | 31.2% | 426 |
| 11. HNL Hırvatistan | 30.7% | 355 |
| 12. Football League Trophy İngiltere | 29.1% | 254 |
| 13. İsviçre Süper Ligi İsviçre | 29.1% | 364 |
| 14. EFL League One İngiltere | 29.1% | 1.114 |
| 15. World Cup - Qualification Europe Uluslararası | 28.3% | 516 |
| 16. A-League Avustralya | 26.9% | 294 |
| 17. Serie B İtalya | 26.4% | 774 |
| 18. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 25.8% | 616 |
| 19. Football League Two İngiltere | 24.9% | 1.108 |
| 20. Superettan İsveç | 24.8% | 222 |
| 21. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 24.7% | 393 |
| 22. Premier Lig İngiltere | 24.1% | 760 |
| 23. UEFA Uluslar Ligi Uluslararası | 23.8% | 336 |
| 24. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 23.4% | 478 |
| 25. Allsvenskan İsveç | 22.1% | 484 |
| 26. Beyaz Rusya Süper Ligi Belarus | 22.1% | 430 |
| 27. NB I Macaristan | 21% | 272 |
| 28. Ekstraklasa Polonya | 20.9% | 478 |
| 29. Czech Liga Çekya | 20.7% | 610 |
| 30. Ligue 2 Fransa | 20% | 764 |
| 31. Rusya Birinci Futbol Ligi Rusya | 19% | 828 |
| 32. 3. Liga Almanya | 18.1% | 756 |
| 33. Copa Sudamericana Uluslararası | 17.3% | 202 |
| 34. UEFA Avrupa Ligi Uluslararası | 16.9% | 722 |
| 35. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 16.9% | 616 |
| 36. UEFA Şampiyonlar Ligi Uluslararası | 16.4% | 348 |
| 37. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 16.4% | 764 |
| 38. Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası Uluslararası | 16.3% | 626 |
| 39. 1. Division Kıbrıs | 14.9% | 462 |
| 40. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 14.5% | 484 |
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.