Saw a match in CUP Preliminaries, a 4-1-2-1-2 ND won 4-1-3W-2 by 5:1.
Both more or less same quality with the winning team edging by 0.8 quality.
Perhaps you can explore this formation.

Then again, this is Nordeus, anything can happen. I remember probably 6-7 seasons ago, 4-1-3W-2 is the counter for 4-1-2-1-2 ND.