How to determine the opposition strategy?

Hey does anyone have any good tips on how I can tell the strategy of the opposition? (without watching the full match)

For example, if I start standard and want to watch how they are playing before deciding to go say to counter attack, what stats or data within the game would show me that? Or is the only way to watch the on-field action? I don't want to watch the full match and don't think the highlights are a great indicator of the way the full match is playing out. Would something like action zones help determine if the opposition is attacking or sitting back?