Racing Montevideo vs Central EspanolPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Racing Montevideo open their Copa Uruguay group with five unbeaten games behind them: 1-0 against Albion FC in the most recent one, then 0-0 at Danubio, 2-0 against Club Nacional, 2-2 at Deportivo Maldonado and 1-0 against Boston River. Three wins and two draws, with six goals scored and two conceded. Central Espanol arrive from a bumpier run. Their last match ended 3-0 against Juventud, but before that came three straight defeats: 0-3 away at Wanderers, 0-1 at home to the same Juventud and 1-2 against Penarol. The fifth game in that sequence is a 1-0 win over Progreso. There are five previous meetings. In June 2026 it finished 1-1 and in May 2026 Central Espanol won 2-0, both on the opposite ground to this fixture. In September 2022 Racing Montevideo won 2-1, again away from home, while June 2022 brought a 1-0 home win for Racing Montevideo and March 2022 another 1-1. The overall count: two wins for Racing Montevideo, one for Central Espanol and two draws. 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.