Huesca are expected to line up in their usual 4-4-2, a shape that gives them solidity in midfield and a direct outlet up top. The double pivot will sit deep, screen the back four, and look to spring the wide men. Their full-backs will push on when they have the ball, but the real threat comes from the front two. They are second-ball merchants, feeding off knockdowns and half-chances in the box. It is not glamorous, but it is effective, especially at home.

Amorebieta, on the other hand, are predicted to set up in a 4-2-3-1, with a number ten pulling the strings between the lines. They will try to play through the middle, but that is exactly where Huesca will be strongest. The midfield dogfight will be key. If Amorebieta cannot win that battle, they will be forced wide, and their crossing game is not potent enough to hurt a well-organised back line. They will have spells of possession, but it will be sterile, sideways stuff.

The game state is likely to be Huesca sitting in a mid-block, inviting pressure, then hitting on the break. Amorebieta will have the ball, but they will not know what to do with it. Huesca will be happy to let them pass it around in front of them, then pounce when they lose it. Set pieces will also be a factor. Huesca are dangerous from dead balls, and Amorebieta can be vulnerable in the air. That could be the difference in a tight, scrappy game.