Central Espanol vs OrientalPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Central Espanol come into this game after the 4-2 won at Racing Montevideo. Before that came the 1-1 at home with Defensor Sporting and the 3-0 home win over Juventud; further back the 0-3 at Wanderers and the 0-1 lost at home to Juventud. Oriental have won three of their last five: the 1-0 at Tacuarembo in the most recent outing, before that the 2-0 at home to Plaza Colonia and, further back, the 2-0 at La Luz. The two defeats are the 1-2 at home to Racing Montevideo and the 0-1 lost at Juventud. The head-to-heads favour Central Espanol: 3-2 at Oriental in August 2025, 2-1 in front of their own crowd in May of the same year and, further back, a 3-3 at home in October 2018 and a 3-1 at Oriental in June 2018. Oriental's only win in the series is the 2-1 of September 2017, taken on the road. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.