Primeira Liga (Week 16) : Porto hold Rio Ave to 1-1
PORTUGAL, Jan. 6, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 16: Porto was held to a 1-1 draw by Rio Ave on Wednesday.
One goal for both sides in the first half, Herrera ('22) for Porto, Novais Joao ('33) for Rio Ave and none in the second.
FC Porto are down in third place with 37 points from 16 games, tie on points with SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 6, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Benfica | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 31 | 37 |
| 3 | Porto | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Braga | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Arouca | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 18 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 18 |
| 12 | Nacional | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Estoril | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 13 |
| 17 | Boavista | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Porto
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:União da Madeira 0-4 Porto (2 Dec.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Porto (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Boavista - Porto (10 Jan.)
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 2-3 Tondela (3 Jan.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - União da Madeira (10 Jan.)
Porto
1:1
Rio Ave
1:1 (1:1)
- 6 January 2016
- 20:15
- Porto
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 41 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 37 |
| 3 | Porto | 37 |
| 4 |  Braga | 29 |
| 5 |  Paços de Ferreira | 25 |
Week 16 Results
| Wednesday 6 January 2016 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 1-0 | Boavista |  | |
| Tondela | 0-2 | Paços de Ferreira | | |
 | Arouca | 1-0 | Estoril |  |
 | Moreirense | 3-4 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
 | Belenenses | 2-2 | Nacional |  |
| Braga | 3-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Benfica | 6-0 | Maritimo |  |
| Porto | 1-1 | Rio Ave | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-6 | Sporting Lisbon | |