FORMATION · 3 AT THE BACK
The 3-4-3 formation
Three centre-backs, two wing-backs with two central midfielders, a front three.
The shape
1
GK
2
CB
3
CB
4
CB
5
RM
6
CM
7
CM
8
LM
9
RW
10
ST
11
LW
Formation 3-4-3
What it gives you
Three forwards stay high while the wing-backs supply width on both flanks.
What it costs you
Two central midfielders in a back-three system is a thin spine if the wing-backs are pinned.
Positions
GKCBCBCBRMCMCMLMRWSTLW
Who plays it
The 3-4-3 is the 6th most-used shape of the 22 we track: 358 of the 7,434 lineups we hold from the leagues we cover this season, 5% of them.
- Celta Vigo92% of lineups12 of 13
- Universitatea Craiova100% of lineups9 of 9
- FC Nordsjaelland100% of lineups8 of 8
- Alanyaspor89% of lineups8 of 9
- Raków Częstochowa100% of lineups6 of 6
- Stockport County69% of lineups11 of 16
- St. Louis City59% of lineups19 of 32
- OH Leuven67% of lineups6 of 9
- Alverca67% of lineups6 of 9
- KI Klaksvik63% of lineups5 of 8
- Utrecht55% of lineups6 of 11
- Austin41% of lineups13 of 32