Expect Farense to line up in their usual 4-3-3, a shape that gives them width in attack and solidity in the middle. The full-backs will push high, the wingers will stretch Felgueiras' back line, and the midfield trio will look to dominate possession and dictate the tempo. They will smell blood early — expect a high press, quick combinations, and a relentless search for the first goal. At home, with the crowd behind them, Farense will look to suffocate the visitors from the first whistle.

Felgueiras are predicted to set up in a 4-4-2, a compact, disciplined block designed to frustrate and hit on the counter. They will sit deep, narrow the spaces between the lines, and rely on the two strikers to feed off scraps and long balls. The wide midfielders will have to work tirelessly to track Farense's overlapping full-backs, and the central midfielders will be in for a dogfight. If they can stay compact and nick a set-piece goal, they have a chance. But if Farense get the early goal, Felgueiras will be forced to open up — and that is exactly where they are vulnerable.