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: 227 of the 7,434 lineups we hold from the leagues we cover this season, 3% of them.
- Atlante FC93% of lineups13 of 14
- Tromso83% of lineups5 of 6
- Deportivo Riestra47% of lineups17 of 36
- Barracas Central44% of lineups16 of 36
- RAAL La Louvière56% of lineups5 of 9
- Drogheda United38% of lineups12 of 32
- Salford City35% of lineups6 of 17
- Aberdeen36% of lineups4 of 11