Primeira Liga (Week 29) : Porto defeats Académica 1-0
PORTUGAL, Apr. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 29: Three wins in a row for Porto. After their success against Estoril and Rio Ave, the Dragons continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 1-0 victory over Académica Coimbra this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Porto striker Hernani goal in the 12th minute.
FC Porto remains in second place with 71 points from 29 games, 3 points behind SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 15 | 58 | 74 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 55 | 71 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 60 |
| 4 | Braga | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 53 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 38 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Nacional | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Estoril | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 31 |
| 13 | Boavista | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 29 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 25 |
| 16 | Arouca | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 23 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 19 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 58 | -31 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Porto
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Porto 5-0 Estoril (6 Apr.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-3 Porto (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Benfica - Porto (26 Apr.)
Académica Coimbra
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Moreirense 0-2 Académica Coimbra (8 Mar.)
- Previous game:Benfica 5-1 Académica Coimbra (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Gil Vicente (25 Apr.)
Porto
1:0
Académica Coimbra
1:0 (1:0)
- 18 April 2015
- 18:00
- Porto
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 74 |
| 2 | Porto | 71 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 60 |
| 4 |  Braga | 53 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 46 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 17 April 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Saturday 18 April 2015 | ||||
| Porto | 1-0 | Académica Coimbra | |
 | Belenenses | 0-2 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 19 April 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Penafiel | 16:00 | Arouca |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 16:00 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 17:00 | Estoril |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 18:00 | Boavista |  |
| Monday 20 April 2015 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 20:00 | Nacional |  |