Cumbayá and LDU Portoviejo met in the Relegation Group stage of Liga Pro Serie B on 26 August, and the match ended 0:0. Both sides entered the fixture already having played each other earlier in the month, when they also drew without scoring. The result keeps the two teams separated by a single point in the table.
Cumbayá controlled the tempo for long spells, but their dominance never translated into goals. They registered four shots on target and five off target, compared to two and three respectively for the visitors. To be fair, the visitors showed discipline in defence and limited their opponents to low-quality chances.
The statistics tell a clear picture. Cumbayá held 68 per cent possession and made 149 attacks against 87 from LDU Portoviejo. Yet possession alone did not shift the balance. Three yellow cards for the hosts and two for the guests suggest a physical contest, though neither side pushed hard enough to break the deadlock.
LDU Portoviejo sit ninth on 27 points after 22 games, while Cumbayá are tenth with 26 points. Both teams have played the same number of matches, and the gap remains narrow. A win in either fixture could prove crucial as the relegation battle intensifies.
This was a second meeting between the two sides this season, and once again neither could find a way through. The result extends their mutual pattern of tight matches, where matches are decided by moments rather than sustained pressure.