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 B (İtalya) commits hardest: 69,2% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie B İtalya | 69.2% | 778 |
| 2. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 52.8% | 616 |
| 3. Bundesliga Almanya | 51.3% | 616 |
| 4. Serie A İtalya | 49.3% | 760 |
| 5. Premier Lig İskoçya | 45.7% | 468 |
| 6. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 42.5% | 630 |
| 7. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 42.3% | 388 |
| 8. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 33.3% | 616 |
| 9. Ekstraklasa Polonya | 33.3% | 604 |
| 10. FA Cup İngiltere | 33% | 227 |
| 11. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 30.7% | 616 |
| 12. J. Ligi Japonya | 29.5% | 760 |
| 13. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 28.9% | 1.032 |
| 14. HNL Hırvatistan | 27.7% | 354 |
| 15. UEFA Avrupa Ligi Uluslararası | 25.7% | 538 |
| 16. UEFA Uluslar Ligi Uluslararası | 25.2% | 369 |
| 17. Eliteserien Norveç | 22.9% | 484 |
| 18. Allsvenskan İsveç | 22.9% | 484 |
| 19. Primera División de México Meksika | 21.3% | 675 |
| 20. Premier Lig İngiltere | 20.5% | 760 |
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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.