Primeira Liga (Week 9) : Rio Ave defeats Nacional 1-0
PORTUGAL, Nov. 1, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 9: After their 2-2 draw against Estoril on October 24, Rio Grande returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Nacional this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Rio Ave nor Nacional have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Dutch midfielder Marvin Zeegelaar in the 59th minute.
Rio Ave FC remains in third place with 18 points from 9 games, tie on points with FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of November 1, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Rio Ave | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Braga | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 | Benfica | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | Vitoria Setubal | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Estoril | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Arouca | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Nacional | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Tondela | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 5 |
| 18 | Moreirense | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Estoril 2-2 Rio Ave (24 Oct.)
- Next game:Maritimo - Rio Ave (8 Nov.)
CD Nacional
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Nacional 2-0 Académica Coimbra (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nacional 0-0 Boavista (23 Oct.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Nacional (7 Nov.)
Rio Ave
1:0
Nacional
1:0 (0:0)
- 1 November 2015
- 16:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 23 |
| 2 |  Porto | 18 |
| 3 | Rio Ave | 18 |
| 4 |  Braga | 17 |
| 5 |  Benfica | 15 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 30 October 2015 | ||||
| Tondela | 0-4 | Benfica | | |
| Saturday 31 October 2015 | ||||
| Braga | 4-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-0 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 1 November 2015 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-1 | Moreirense |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-0 | Arouca |  |
| Rio Ave | 1-0 | Nacional | |
 | Boavista | 19:15 | Maritimo |  |
| Monday 2 November 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 20:00 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Wednesday 2 December 2015 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 20:00 | Porto | | |