Uruguay - Primera DivisiónData current as of September 12, 2026

Torque vs Central Español: match statistics

Torque crest
Torque
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Central Español crest
Central Español
140%(1.82)
X35%(3.35)
225%(4.54)

Torque are in excellent form in their last five matches with a 4-1-0 record and an average of 2.6 points per game, which positions them as the favorite. However, their home performances are less convincing with a 50% win and draw rate and a modest average of 1.5 goals per match. Central Español boasts an impressive away streak with a 67% win rate and 100% clean sheets, although their recent overall form (1.4 PPG) raises doubts. Torque's advantage in possession (52% vs 37%) and better home xG (1.22 vs 1.0) suggest their control of the game, but the visitors' solid defense and their effectiveness away from home (goal difference of +4) could neutralize the hosts' attacks. Considering the balance between Torque's good form and Central Español's defensive solidity, a draw seems the most likely outcome of this balanced encounter.

Torque vs Central Español: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Torque played against Central Español in Primera División (Uruguay). The game was played on March 21, 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Torque has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Central Español has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Torque scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 0.83. Central Español scores 1.17 and allows 0.83. Games in this league average 2.25 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Torque's games and 33% of Central Español's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 45% for BTTS and 43% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Central Español has the higher season xG average, 1.32 to 1.24 per game. Torque takes 9.8 shots per game, while Central Español takes 10.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Torque leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Central Español leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Torque's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Central Español, it is minutes 46-60 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División games average 2.25 goals. Both teams score in 45% of games, and 43% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Torque are in excellent form in their last five matches with a 4-1-0 record and an average of 2.6 points per game, which positions them as the favorite. However, their home performances are less convincing with a 50% win and draw rate and a modest average of 1.5 goals per match. Central Español boasts an impressive away streak with a 67% win rate and 100% clean sheets, although their recent overall form (1.4 PPG) raises doubts. Torque's advantage in possession (52% vs 37%) and better home xG (1.22 vs 1.0) suggest their control of the game, but the visitors' solid defense and their effectiveness away from home (goal difference of +4) could neutralize the hosts' attacks. Considering the balance between Torque's good form and Central Español's defensive solidity, a draw seems the most likely outcome of this balanced encounter.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

59Possession (%)41
TorqueCentral Español
11Shots12
TorqueCentral Español
4Shots on target5
TorqueCentral Español
1.32xG1.49
TorqueCentral Español
2Corners7
TorqueCentral Español
47Dangerous attacks52
TorqueCentral Español
15Fouls10
TorqueCentral Español
4Cards4
TorqueCentral Español

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

TorqueCentral Español
1.5Goals scored / game1.17
TorqueCentral Español
0.83Goals allowed / game0.83
TorqueCentral Español
53%Average possession38%
TorqueCentral Español
3.67Shots on target / game4
TorqueCentral Español

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.83Shots per game10.17
TorqueCentral Español
3.67Shots on target4
TorqueCentral Español
15.3%Shot conversion11.5%
TorqueCentral Español
53%Possession38%
TorqueCentral Español
1.24xG for1.32
TorqueCentral Español
1.02xG against1.6
TorqueCentral Español

Shooting quality

Torque: Efficient finishingCentral Español: Balanced
TorqueCentral Español
Accuracy (shots on target)37%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Torque is 57% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Torque · 1.4 pts / game - Central Español

Torque
DWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W33% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Central Español
WWLDL
Season result split
50% W17% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-2
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 away
2-1-0
WWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Torque is 28% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - Torque · 1.17 goals / game - Central Español

Torque scoring profile: strong

Torque scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 meczów), while Central Español keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 meczów).

Central Español scoring profile: mixed

Central Español scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 meczów), while Torque keeps a clean sheet in 67% (4 of 6 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)7
TorqueCentral Español
5Goals conceded (season)5
TorqueCentral Español
2.33Average goals per game2
TorqueCentral Español
8Goals scored (last 5)4
TorqueCentral Español
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
TorqueCentral Español

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal67%
TorqueCentral Español
33%2 goals33%
TorqueCentral Español
17%3 goals17%
TorqueCentral Español
17%4 goals0%
TorqueCentral Español

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal50%
TorqueCentral Español
33%2 goals17%
TorqueCentral Español
17%3 goals17%
TorqueCentral Español
0%4 goals0%
TorqueCentral Español

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
TorqueCentral Español
0%BTTS in both halves0%
TorqueCentral Español
17%Scored in both halves17%
TorqueCentral Español

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
TorqueCentral Español
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
TorqueCentral Español
20%BTTS - last 540%
TorqueCentral Español

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
TorqueCentral Español
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
TorqueCentral Español
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
TorqueCentral Español

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
TorqueCentral Español
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
TorqueCentral Español
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
TorqueCentral Español

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Torque is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Torque · 1.17 pts / game - Central Español

Torque - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Central Español - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.17
TorqueCentral Español
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.33
TorqueCentral Español
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
TorqueCentral Español
1.17Average goals (1st half)0.5
TorqueCentral Español
67%Clean sheet before half-time83%
TorqueCentral Español
67%No goal before half-time83%
TorqueCentral Español

After half-time (2nd half)

2.33Points per game (2nd half)1.67
TorqueCentral Español
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
TorqueCentral Español
0.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
TorqueCentral Español
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.5
TorqueCentral Español
83%Clean sheet after half-time50%
TorqueCentral Español
33%No goal after half-time33%
TorqueCentral Español

Torque - second-half results

67% W33% D0% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.5

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Central Español - second-half results

50% W17% D33% L
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding294%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Torque - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Central Español - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.40
Goals scored / game0.00.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.21.6
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Torque
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
2
0
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Central Español
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
3
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Torque

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Central Español

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División).

Teams vs league

TorqueLigaCentral Español
Average goals per game 2.332.25 2.00
Both teams scored 33%45% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%43% 50%
Clean sheets 67%31% 50%
Goal before half-time 67%63% 33%
Goal after half-time 67%75% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.25
Average goals per game
45%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.18
Home goals / game
1.08
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defensive advantage
+-2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Central EspañolSubstitutionOn: Mateo Cantera MarsigliaOff: Mateo Urrutia Galasso
  2. Central EspañolYellow cardGuillermo Gandolfo Antunes
  3. Central EspañolGoalJhon Sebastián Franco Muñoz
  4. Central EspañolYellow cardIgnacio Rodríguez Elduayen
  5. Central EspañolYellow cardMiguel Alejandro Villoldo Rueda
  6. Central EspañolYellow cardRodolfo Alves De Melo
  7. TorqueSubstitutionOn: Lucas DuréOff: Sebastián Cáceres Carranza
  8. Central EspañolSubstitutionOn: Facundo Nicolás Sosa HoyoOff: Mariano Fernando Aguilera
  9. TorqueYellow cardFacundo Silvera Paz
  10. TorqueYellow cardGonzalo Montes Calderini

FAQ

What was the result of Torque vs Central Español?

The Primera División match finished Torque 2:1 Central Español. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Torque vs Central Español?

Torque score 1.50 goals per game on average and Central Español 1.17. The Primera División average is 2.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Torque's matches and 33% of Central Español's.

What form are Torque and Central Español in?

Over the last 5 games Torque have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Central Español 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Torque vs Central Español?

The statistical background for Torque vs Central Español — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.