Progreso vs Club NacionalPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Progreso arrive on the back of a win: 1-0 away at Albion FC in their latest outing, after losing 1-2 on the same ground in the previous game. Further back came a 1-0 home win over Danubio, a 0-2 home defeat to CA River Plate and a 0-1 loss away at Club Nacional. Across those five games the record reads two wins and three defeats. Club Nacional dropped a couple of points in the last round, drawing 2-2 at home with Juventud. Before that they won 3-2 away at CA River Plate and 1-0 away at Penarol; further back a goalless home draw with Albion FC and a 1-0 home win over Progreso themselves. Their five-game record reads three wins and two draws. The five most recent meetings run one way: Club Nacional won 1-0 on 23 August 2026, 2-1 on 2 August 2026, 0-1 away at Progreso on 21 February 2026 and 3-1 on 16 August 2025, with a 1-1 on 22 January 2026 in between. Progreso have not won in this sequence. 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.