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: 77,8% of its line-ups start with three defenders.
| League | Three at the back | Line-ups |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie B İtalya | 77.8% | 780 |
| 2. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 66.8% | 389 |
| 3. Serie A İtalya | 62.4% | 760 |
| 4. Bundesliga Almanya | 51.4% | 615 |
| 5. Football League Two İngiltere | 45.4% | 1.087 |
| 6. J. Ligi Japonya | 42.1% | 570 |
| 7. Czech Liga Çekya | 41.9% | 556 |
| 8. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 41.7% | 642 |
| 9. EFL League One İngiltere | 41.5% | 1.088 |
| 10. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 41.4% | 616 |
| 11. Super Liga Slovakya | 40.4% | 225 |
| 12. Premier Lig İskoçya | 37.7% | 464 |
| 13. 3. Liga Almanya | 37.1% | 746 |
| 14. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 36% | 614 |
| 15. Ekstraklasa Polonya | 35.8% | 612 |
| 16. Paulista - A1 Brezilya | 35.6% | 208 |
| 17. FA Cup İngiltere | 35.5% | 217 |
| 18. Premier Division İrlanda | 29.9% | 341 |
| 19. Championship İngiltere | 29.6% | 1.096 |
| 20. Beyaz Rusya Süper Ligi Belarus | 29.2% | 267 |
| 21. Danimarka Süper Ligi Danimarka | 28.5% | 386 |
| 22. HNL Hırvatistan | 28% | 322 |
| 23. UEFA Konferans Ligi Uluslararası | 27.1% | 722 |
| 24. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 26.8% | 613 |
| 25. İsviçre Süper Ligi İsviçre | 26.6% | 459 |
| 26. LigaPro Portekiz | 25.6% | 399 |
| 27. Veikkausliiga Finlandiya | 25.4% | 338 |
| 28. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 22.7% | 488 |
| 29. Primera División de México Meksika | 22.6% | 673 |
| 30. Rusya Birinci Futbol Ligi Rusya | 22.5% | 383 |
| 31. Liga Pro Ekvador | 22.3% | 609 |
| 32. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 21.9% | 1.080 |
| 33. AFC Şampiyonlar Ligi Uluslararası | 21% | 233 |
| 34. UEFA Avrupa Ligi Uluslararası | 20.8% | 529 |
| 35. Allsvenskan İsveç | 20.7% | 484 |
| 36. Superettan İsveç | 20.3% | 428 |
| 37. Super League Çin | 20% | 480 |
| 38. UEFA Şampiyonlar Ligi Uluslararası | 19.5% | 554 |
| 39. Ligue 2 Fransa | 19.3% | 618 |
| 40. Süper Lig Türkiye | 18.9% | 609 |
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.