BIRMINGHAM (Interstat) — Birmingham and Loudoun played to a 0-0 draw at Protective Stadium on Sunday, with neither side able to break through in a match that remained scoreless from the opening whistle through stoppage time. Birmingham was the home team and Loudoun was the visiting team. The result kept Birmingham unbeaten in the competition and left Loudoun with one win, one loss and one draw in the competition. Loudoun scored 0 goals and Birmingham scored 0 goals. The teams played through a tight first half and a second half filled with substitutions, but the scoreboard did not change.

Birmingham’s season record in the competition is now 1-0-1, and its record across all competitions is also 1-0-1. Loudoun’s season record in the competition is now 1-1-1, and its record across all competitions is also 1-1-1. The draw kept Birmingham without a loss in the competition and moved Loudoun to an even record in the competition and across all competitions. Birmingham remained the home side throughout the contest at Protective Stadium, while Loudoun played as the visitor. Neither club could add a winning goal in the closing stages. The competition records and the all-competitions records were identical for each club after the match, leaving Birmingham at 1-0-1 and Loudoun at 1-1-1 in both categories.

The first half ended without a goal. The substitutions began at halftime, with Birmingham’s Brown N. and Loudoun’s Davis III E. each involved in a 46th-minute change. Loudoun’s Piras L. was involved in a 59th-minute substitution. Birmingham then made two changes in the 66th minute, with Vassell P. and Damus R. each involved in a substitution. The only yellow card of the match went to Birmingham’s McIllhatton S. in the 71st minute. Birmingham’s Shashoua S. was involved in a 72nd-minute substitution, Loudoun’s Santos P. in the 74th, Loudoun’s Aboukoura A. in the 81st and Birmingham’s Diarbian G. in the 90th minute plus one. The changes continued through the final minutes of regulation and stoppage time.

Birmingham entered the match after a 1-0 win at Sporting Club Jacksonville in its previous outing. Loudoun had a 0-1 loss at Rhode Island and a 2-0 win at Miami FC in its previous results this season. Birmingham next plays at Brooklyn in USL Championship action. The draw was the first in the competition for both clubs this season. Birmingham could not build on its previous result with a goal, and Loudoun could not follow its earlier scoring output with another goal. Birmingham’s previous result was a shutout win, while Loudoun’s previous two results included a shutout loss and a shutout win.

The scoreless match produced no goals and no breakthrough in the final third. Birmingham and Loudoun each defended through the final minutes, including the stoppage-time period that followed the 90th minute. The home side could not turn its field advantage into a goal, and the visiting side could not find a breakthrough. The final whistle confirmed a draw that left the competition records unchanged for both clubs. The match remained level from the first minute through the final minute, and neither team recorded a goal in the contest. The draw gave each club a point in the competition standings. The teams finished the match without a goal from either side.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Birmingham 2, Loudoun 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Birmingham with a 60.6 percent probability to win. Birmingham had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 0 went over the over/under line of 3.5.