Primeira Liga (Week 31) : Rio Ave defeats Belenenses 3-1
PORTUGAL, May. 4, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 31: After their 0-0 draw against Gil Vicente on April 25 and 1-1 draw against Vitoria Guimaraes on April 25, Rio Grande bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Belenenses this Monday.
Rio Ave dominated the first half thanks to goals from Lopes ('5) and Pinto ('28). Leading 2-0 at the break, Rio Grande further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Del Valle in the 53rd minute.
CF Os Belenenses remains in 6th place with 43 points from 31 games, 7 points behind Vitoria SC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of May 4, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 15 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Porto | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 12 | 57 | 75 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 27 | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Braga | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 54 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 50 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 43 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 42 |
| 9 | Nacional | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 40 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 38 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 36 |
| 12 | Estoril | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 35 |
| 13 | Boavista | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 33 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 31 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 28 |
| 15 | Arouca | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 27 |
| 16 | Vitoria Setubal | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 26 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 23 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 62 | -35 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
CF Os Belenenses
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Belenenses 3-1 Boavista (3 Nov.)
- Previous game:Braga 1-1 Belenenses (24 Apr.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Belenenses (9 May.)
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-1 Vitoria Guimaraes (25 Apr.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Paços de Ferreira (9 May.)
Belenenses
1:3
Rio Ave
1:3 (0:2)
- 4 May 2015
- 19:45
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 78 |
| 2 |  Porto | 75 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 69 |
| 4 |  Braga | 54 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 50 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 1 May 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 2-0 | Estoril |  |
| Saturday 2 May 2015 | ||||
 | Gil Vicente | 0-5 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Nacional |  |
| Sunday 3 May 2015 | ||||
 | Penafiel | 0-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Boavista | 3-1 | Moreirense |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-1 | Arouca |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-2 | Porto | |
| Monday 4 May 2015 | ||||
| Belenenses | 1-3 | Rio Ave | |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 20:00 | Braga | |