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Formations

Which shape does each team start in, and how often does it change?

  • Most-used shape
    ⁦4-4-2⁩
    18 of 40 starts
  • Shapes seen
    8
  • Best points per match
    2.06
    ⁦4-4-2⁩
  • Key finding45%

    of starting lineups line up ⁦4-4-2⁩, the league's default shape.

  • Key finding4/4

    Western United started in ⁦4-4-2⁩ in 4 of their 4 tracked matches.

Starting Shapes

How it's counted

Starting Shapes

Starting shape

Read from the starters' tracking roles, goalkeeper left out. Back line: full-backs and centre-backs; wing-backs join it only with fewer than three of those, otherwise they play in midfield. Holding: DM. Midfield: LM/RM/CM, plus wingers when there are two or more forwards. Attacking midfield: AM, plus wingers behind a lone forward. Forwards: CF/LF/RF. Empty lines drop out.

Each club's starting formations as a share of its tracked matches.

  • ⁦4-4-2⁩
  • ⁦4-2-3-1⁩
  • ⁦3-4-2-1⁩
  • ⁦3-1-4-2⁩
  • ⁦4-1-2-3⁩
  • Other
2 matches
2 matches
4 matches
7 matches
3 matches
3 matches
4 matches
4 matches
3 matches
2 matches
1 match
2 matches
3 matches

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Lineups on the Pitch

How it's counted

Lineups on the Pitch

Starting shape

Read from the starters' tracking roles, goalkeeper left out. Back line: full-backs and centre-backs; wing-backs join it only with fewer than three of those, otherwise they play in midfield. Holding: DM. Midfield: LM/RM/CM, plus wingers when there are two or more forwards. Attacking midfield: AM, plus wingers behind a lone forward. Forwards: CF/LF/RF. Empty lines drop out.

Pick a team: its starting 11 at their average spots, the season or one match.

4-2-3-1Most-used shape · 3 of 3 matches · most-used 11
D. Pierias #20 · RB20RBP. Kikianis #51 · LCB51LCBE. Alagich #55 · LDM55LDMB. Vriends #3 · RCB3RCBZ. Clough #10 · RW10RWS. Mauk #6 · AM6AMJ. Barnett #14 · RDM14RDML. Jovanovic #9 · CF9CFR. Kitto #7 · LB7LBJ. Delianov #1 · GK1GKJ. Yull #12 · LW12LW
Adelaide United attacks →

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Results by Shape

How it's counted

Results by Shape

Starting shape

Read from the starters' tracking roles, goalkeeper left out. Back line: full-backs and centre-backs; wing-backs join it only with fewer than three of those, otherwise they play in midfield. Holding: DM. Midfield: LM/RM/CM, plus wingers when there are two or more forwards. Attacking midfield: AM, plus wingers behind a lone forward. Forwards: CF/LF/RF. Empty lines drop out.

Results by shape

A shape is ranked after 3 or more starts; rarer shapes are listed, not ranked.

Points and goals per match for each starting formation, league-wide.

League 1.45
⁦4-4-2⁩
2.06 (18)
⁦4-2-3-1⁩
1.09 (11)
⁦3-4-2-1⁩
0.50 (4)
Started fewer than 3 times
⁦4-1-2-1-2⁩
3.00 (1)
⁦4-1-2-3⁩
2.00 (2)
⁦3-1-4-2⁩
0.00 (2)
⁦3-4-3⁩
0.00 (1)
⁦4-1-2-2-1⁩
0.00 (1)

SkillCorner - Tracking data