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.
Belçika Birinci Ligi (Belçika) commits hardest: 49,5% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 49.5% | 622 |
| 2. Serie A İtalya | 47.4% | 760 |
| 3. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 46.2% | 613 |
| 4. Bundesliga Almanya | 44.6% | 616 |
| 5. Serie B İtalya | 44.4% | 780 |
| 6. Premier Lig İskoçya | 44% | 468 |
| 7. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 40.9% | 389 |
| 8. Eliteserien Norveç | 40.3% | 484 |
| 9. Danimarka Süper Ligi Danimarka | 39% | 385 |
| 10. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 38% | 616 |
| 11. K League 1 Güney Kore | 37.1% | 464 |
| 12. UEFA Avrupa Ligi Uluslararası | 33.5% | 349 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Polonya | 31.7% | 602 |
| 14. FA Cup İngiltere | 31.7% | 278 |
| 15. J. Ligi Japonya | 31.1% | 611 |
| 16. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 31.1% | 615 |
| 17. Allsvenskan İsveç | 24.5% | 482 |
| 18. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 22.9% | 1.041 |
| 19. Championship İngiltere | 22.4% | 1.114 |
| 20. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 21.3% | 488 |
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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.