Llanes vs Andes - Tercera División RFEF - Group 2

When Llanes and Andes clash at the home ground on October 18, 2026, the stakes extend well beyond a single result — this is a Tercera División RFEF - Group 2 fixture that carries real weight for both clubs. Manchester United play in Gothenburg on Saturday as they take on Paris-Saint Germain in their fourth pre-season fixture.

Llanes head into the contest positioned 17th in the Tercera División RFEF - Group 2 standings, while Andes arrive sitting 18th. The hosts have found wins hard to come by, LDDDL across their last five telling the story of a win rate of 0%. The visitors have been enduring a wretched campaign, DLL in their last five and a season win rate of just 0% that leaves them deep in trouble. Their respective approaches this season have differed noticeably, and the tactical contrast could prove telling. That result ended the European giants' 14-game unbeaten run in the competition, as Fede Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Jude Bellingham were contained by an "incredible" performance from a player barely anyone outside of France had heard of.

How the two sides approach the contest strategically will be key. Llanes will want to control proceedings in front of their own supporters, while Andes will back themselves to cause problems on the break. They were slightly found out against Amorim's Milan in pre-season, with the press not quite sharp enough - the fourth goal, in particular, came from just one ball over a high-lined defence.

Game-changers are scattered across both line-ups, and the contest may well be decided by which side's match-winners deliver on the day. The wide areas will be a key battleground, with full-backs and wingers on either side capable of swinging the contest one way or the other. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The scorer, August Priske, is a robust young target-man added in January who looks to have benefited from that half-season in the Championship.

Predicting an outright winner is no easy task given how little separates the two sides on paper. Given the balance of the numbers, Llanes should have enough to edge it — a 1-0 victory looks the most likely outcome. Whatever the outcome, the Tercera División RFEF - Group 2 fixture promises a meaningful contest with real implications for both clubs. And Fonseca does not place too much weight on the decision of Roberto Martinez to omit him from the World Cup squad in favour of his Benfica team-mate Tomas Araujo.