FORMATION · 5 AT THE BACK
The 5-3-2 formation
Five across the back including wing-backs, three in midfield, two strikers.
The shape
1
GK
2
RWB
3
CB
4
CB
5
CB
6
LWB
7
CM
8
CM
9
CM
10
ST
11
ST
Formation 5-3-2
What it gives you
A genuine five-man defensive line with a front two still available to counter.
What it costs you
Cedes territory by design, so it needs strikers who can carry the ball out alone.
Positions
GKRWBCBCBCBLWBCMCMCMSTST
Who plays it
The 5-3-2 is the 8th most-used shape of the 22 we track: 167 of the 5,080 lineups we hold from the leagues we cover this season, 3% of them.
- Atlante FC100% of lineups8 of 8
- Tromso83% of lineups5 of 6
- Deportivo Riestra52% of lineups16 of 31
- Barracas Central45% of lineups14 of 31
- Drogheda United43% of lineups12 of 28
- Waterford36% of lineups10 of 28
- Valencia50% of lineups3 of 6