Christ would be smitten across the face.
Prophecy: "Smite the Shepherd..." (Zechariah 13:7).
"They shall smite the ruler of Israel with a rod--a sceptre--on the cheek" (Micah 5:1).
Fulfilment: "And they took the reed-staff and struck Him on the head" (Matthew 27:30).
"Then they...struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him in the face" (Matthew 26:67).