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: 239 of the 5,080 lineups we hold from the leagues we cover this season, 5% of them.
- Universitatea Craiova100% of lineups7 of 7
- Raków Częstochowa100% of lineups6 of 6
- FC Nordsjaelland100% of lineups6 of 6
- Celta Vigo100% of lineups6 of 6
- Alanyaspor100% of lineups5 of 5
- KI Klaksvik63% of lineups5 of 8
- OH Leuven67% of lineups4 of 6
- Utrecht57% of lineups4 of 7
- Stockport County50% of lineups5 of 10
- Real Salt Lake38% of lineups9 of 24
- Minnesota United FC32% of lineups8 of 25
- Al-Hazm43% of lineups3 of 7