Primeira Liga (Week 23) : Braga beats Rio Ave 2-0
PORTUGAL, Feb. 28, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 23: Five wins in a row for Braga. After their success against Moreirense, Estoril, Arouca and Nacional, the Arcebispos continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Rio Ave this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Luís ('50) and Agra ('90).
SG Braga remains in fourth place with 46 points from 23 games, one point behind Sporting Clube de Portugal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 59 |
| 2 | Porto | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 42 | 52 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 47 |
| 4 | Braga | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 29 |
| 9 | Nacional | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Estoril | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 25 |
| 13 | Boavista | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 22 |
| 14 | Arouca | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 19 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 18 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 18 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Arouca 1-0 Rio Ave (22 Feb.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Nacional (9 Mar.)
SG Braga
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 1-6 Braga (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Braga 3-1 Nacional (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Braga - Porto (6 Mar.)
Rio Ave
0:2
Braga
0:2 (0:0)
- 28 February 2015
- 20:15
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 59 |
| 2 |  Porto | 52 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 47 |
| 4 | Braga | 46 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 40 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 27 February 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Maritimo |  |
| Saturday 28 February 2015 | ||||
 | Gil Vicente | 1-1 | Boavista |  |
| Benfica | 6-0 | Estoril |  |
| Rio Ave | 0-2 | Braga | |
| Sunday 1 March 2015 | ||||
 | Nacional | 16:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 16:00 | Arouca |  |
 | Penafiel | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
| Porto | 19:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Monday 2 March 2015 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 20:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |