Prior to the battle, Kettler pronounced: "even a superior force of three hundred thousand Swedes, would still not be enough, to successfully achieve any progress with the crossing". The Saxon army was, however, deployed a distance away from the beach, to allow a few Swedish regiments to land, before it planned to massively strike with its full capacity to drive the Swedes back and capture the Swedish king (who was expected to be among the first to land.
Kettler stated prior to the battle: "a force of three hundred thousand Swedes would not be enough for any progress in crossing". The Saxon army was stationed far from the beach, enabling a few Swedish regiments to land before it planned to launch a massive attack with its full strength to push back the Swedes and capture their king (expected to be among the first to arrive).