Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Portugalete 2nd with 70 points, Amurrio 18th with 37, 33 apart. Portugalete had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Amurrio ran at 1.03 scored and 1.18 conceded, Portugalete at 1.58 and 0.87.
15 games without a win framed Amurrio's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Amurrio, 10/15 for Portugalete.
Estadio Basarte in Amurrio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.