FORMATION · 3 AT THE BACK
The 3-5-2 formation
Three centre-backs, wing-backs on both sides of a midfield three, two up front.
The shape
1
GK
2
CB
3
CB
4
CB
5
RM
6
CM
7
CM
8
CM
9
LM
10
ST
11
ST
Formation 3-5-2
What it gives you
Wins the midfield by numbers and still keeps two strikers on the pitch.
What it costs you
It lives or dies on wing-backs who can do both jobs for ninety minutes.
Positions
GKCBCBCBRMCMCMCMLMSTST
Who plays it
The 3-5-2 is the 7th most-used shape of the 22 we track: 197 of the 5,080 lineups we hold from the leagues we cover this season, 4% of them.
- Inter100% of lineups5 of 5
- AFC Wimbledon67% of lineups6 of 9
- Egnatia Rrogozhinë71% of lineups5 of 7
- FC St. Gallen80% of lineups4 of 5
- Al-Qadisiyah FC57% of lineups4 of 7
- FC Cincinnati40% of lineups10 of 25
- Shamrock Rovers37% of lineups13 of 35
- Getafe43% of lineups3 of 7
- Lincoln Red Imps FC43% of lineups3 of 7