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Central Espanol vs Defensor Sporting prediction & preview

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Head-to-head in numbers

Central Espanol and Defensor Sporting have met 8 times since October 2012. The record reads Central Espanol 2 wins, Defensor Sporting 3, with 3 draws. These games average 2.1 goals. Both teams have scored in 50% of meetings, and 38% have gone over 2.5 goals. Central Espanol's biggest win in this fixture was 2-1 in May 2026. Defensor Sporting's biggest win in this fixture was 4-0 in June 2021. Central Espanol are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

The last meeting, on 6 Sept 2026 (Primera División), finished Central Espanol 1-1 Defensor Sporting. Central Espanol's last 5 results, most recent first: L L L L L. Defensor Sporting's last 5 results, most recent first: D L L L L. Central Espanol sit 5th in the Primera División table. Defensor Sporting sit 8th in the Primera División table.

Recent meetings

Central Espanol wins

Draws

Defensor Sporting wins

Full head-to-head history

Where they stand

Primera División table

Primera: Apertura

League standings. P played, W wins, D draws, L losses, GF goals for, GA goals against, GD goal difference, and Pts points.
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Racing Montevideo	15	9	4	2	23	14	9	31	LDWDW
2	Deportivo Maldonado	15	9	2	4	24	16	8	29	WWLDW
3	Albion FC	15	8	4	3	26	16	10	28	WWWWW
4	Penarol	15	8	3	4	23	16	7	27	WDLDL
5	Central Espanol	15	7	3	5	23	22	1	24	WLWLD
6	Atletico Torque	15	6	5	4	22	16	6	23	WDWDL
7	Club Nacional	15	7	1	7	26	21	5	22	WLLWL
8	Defensor Sporting	15	5	6	4	13	11	2	21	LDWDW
9	Liverpool Montevideo	15	5	5	5	20	18	2	20	LWDLW
10	Wanderers	15	6	2	7	16	21	-5	20	WLWLL
11	Danubio	15	4	6	5	17	21	-4	18	LLWDD
12	Cerro Largo	15	5	2	8	16	19	-3	17	LWLLD
13	Boston River	15	5	2	8	14	20	-6	17	LWLWL
14	Juventud	15	4	3	8	17	22	-5	15	WWDDW
15	Progreso	15	2	4	9	12	23	-11	10	LLLWL
16	Cerro	15	2	4	9	8	24	-16	10	LLLDD

Primera: Clausura

League standings. P played, W wins, D draws, L losses, GF goals for, GA goals against, GD goal difference, and Pts points.
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Liverpool Montevideo	12	8	3	1	20	8	12	27	WWDWW
2	Atletico Torque	12	8	1	3	24	13	11	25	WLWLD
3	Club Nacional	12	7	2	3	17	12	5	23	LWWWW
4	Deportivo Maldonado	12	6	3	3	18	10	8	21	WLDWW
5	Penarol	12	6	4	2	16	8	8	21	DLDWD
6	Progreso	12	6	1	5	13	13	0	19	WWDLW
7	Juventud	12	4	6	2	12	8	4	18	DLWDD
8	Cerro	12	5	3	4	14	17	-3	18	LDWLD
9	Racing Montevideo	12	4	4	4	15	13	2	16	DWLLL
10	Boston River	12	4	3	5	14	15	-1	15	LWWDL
11	Wanderers	12	4	3	5	13	18	-5	15	LLLWW
12	Albion FC	12	4	0	8	15	20	-5	12	WWWWL
13	Danubio	12	2	4	6	6	13	-7	10	LWLWL
14	Cerro Largo	12	1	6	5	9	14	-5	9	WDLLL
15	Defensor Sporting	12	2	3	7	14	23	-9	9	DLLLW
16	Central Espanol	12	1	2	9	6	21	-15	5	LLLLL

Primera: Promedios

League standings. P played, W wins, D draws, L losses, GF goals for, GA goals against, GD goal difference, and Pts points.
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Penarol	71	43	14	14	117	61	56	143	DLDWD
2	Club Nacional	71	42	14	15	127	74	53	137	LWWWW
3	Deportivo Maldonado	34	18	8	8	54	32	22	62	WLDWW
4	Liverpool Montevideo	71	33	22	16	96	68	28	121	WWDWW
5	Racing Montevideo	71	29	23	19	81	68	13	110	DWLLL
6	Atletico Torque	71	31	16	24	111	91	20	109	WLWLD
7	Juventud	71	28	18	25	82	80	2	102	DLWDD
8	Defensor Sporting	71	26	19	26	75	81	-6	97	DLLLW
9	Albion FC	34	13	7	14	47	44	3	46	WWWWL
10	Boston River	71	24	20	27	83	84	-1	92	LWWDL
11	Cerro Largo	71	21	23	27	73	79	-6	86	WDLLL
12	Cerro	71	22	18	31	61	93	-32	83	LDWLD
13	Wanderers	71	20	21	30	66	90	-24	81	LLLWW
14	Central Espanol	34	10	8	16	33	47	-14	38	LLLLL
15	Danubio	71	16	27	28	69	84	-15	75	LWLWL
16	Progreso	71	20	14	37	69	107	-38	74	WWDLW

Primera: Tabla Anual

League standings. P played, W wins, D draws, L losses, GF goals for, GA goals against, GD goal difference, and Pts points.
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Penarol	34	19	8	7	51	27	24	64	DLDWD
2	Deportivo Maldonado	34	18	8	8	54	32	22	62	WLDWW
3	Atletico Torque	34	18	6	10	57	40	17	60	WLWLD
4	Club Nacional	34	18	4	12	51	41	10	58	LWWWW
5	Racing Montevideo	34	15	12	7	42	30	12	57	DWLLL
6	Liverpool Montevideo	34	15	11	8	45	31	14	56	WWDWW
7	Wanderers	34	14	8	12	41	43	-2	50	LLLWW
8	Albion FC	34	13	7	14	47	44	3	46	WWWWL
9	Juventud	34	10	11	13	37	41	-4	41	DLWDD
10	Central Espanol	34	10	8	16	33	47	-14	38	LLLLL
11	Cerro Largo	34	9	10	15	32	38	-6	37	WDLLL
12	Boston River	34	10	7	17	33	45	-12	37	LWWDL
13	Cerro	34	10	7	17	28	51	-23	37	LDWLD
14	Defensor Sporting	34	8	12	14	33	43	-10	36	DLLLW
15	Progreso	34	10	5	19	31	47	-16	35	WWDLW
16	Danubio	34	6	14	14	28	43	-15	32	LWLWL

Primera: Torneo Intermedio

League standings. P played, W wins, D draws, L losses, GF goals for, GA goals against, GD goal difference, and Pts points.
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Penarol	7	5	1	1	12	3	9	16	WWDWL
1	Wanderers	7	4	3	0	12	4	8	15	WWWDW
2	Club Nacional	7	4	1	2	8	8	0	13	WLDWL
2	Cerro Largo	7	3	2	2	7	5	2	11	LWDDW
3	Deportivo Maldonado	7	3	3	1	12	6	6	12	DLDWW
3	Racing Montevideo	7	2	4	1	4	3	1	10	WLDDD
4	Liverpool Montevideo	7	2	3	2	5	5	0	9	DWLDW
4	Atletico Torque	7	4	0	3	11	11	0	12	LWWLW
5	Central Espanol	7	2	3	2	4	4	0	9	DLDDW
5	Juventud	7	2	2	3	8	11	-3	8	DWLDL
6	Albion FC	7	1	3	3	6	8	-2	6	DLDWL
6	Cerro	7	3	0	4	6	10	-4	9	LWWLL
7	Defensor Sporting	7	1	3	3	6	9	-3	6	WLDDD
7	Progreso	7	2	0	5	6	11	-5	6	LWLLW
8	Danubio	7	0	4	3	5	9	-4	4	DLDDD
8	Boston River	7	1	2	4	5	10	-5	5	LLDDL

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Promotion - Liga AUF Uruguaya (Torneo Intermedio - Play Offs: Final)

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