I'm going to face the same formations against the runner up of my league (I'm at 1st place) and I'm going to use a 4-5-1 V module

4 defenders to stop the strikers and the MR/ML
1 DMC to face its AMC
2 MC against its only 1 MC
AMR/AML/ST to attack its defense

During the first half I would set counter attack and passing on flanks, normal mentality and red arrow on the DMC (so when attacking you will be 3 vs 1 in the middle).

During the second half, if you need to score, you could set red arrows on DL/DR, attacking mentality and place another striker (AMC-ST-ST)

Don't forget to motivate your players with prizes.

And, most important of all strategies, you need luck!