Primeira Liga (Week 16) : Guimaraes defeats Moreirense 4-3
PORTUGAL, Jan. 6, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 16: After losing 0-1 to Benfica on January 2, the Vimaranenses returned to winning ways with a 4-3 victory over Moreirense this Wednesday.
Dourado Henrique scored dual goals
Moreirense opened the score in the score in the 6th minute thanks to Martins Rafael on penalty, before Vitoria Guimaraes regained the advantage with Valente Ricardo ('8), Dourado Henrique ('19) and Rocha ('43). Leading 3-1 at the break, the Vimaranenses further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Dourado Henrique in the 58th minute.
Vitoria SC climbed to 8th place with 22 points from 16 games, tie on points with Vitoria FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 6, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Porto | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Benfica | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 34 |
| 4 | Braga | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Arouca | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | União da Madeira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 | Nacional | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 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
Moreirense FC
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Boavista 0-3 Moreirense (2 Jan.)
- Previous game:Boavista 0-3 Moreirense (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Maritimo - Moreirense (10 Jan.)
Vitoria SC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Guimaraes 3-1 Rio Ave (7 Dec.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Guimaraes 0-1 Benfica (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Arouca (9 Jan.)
- 6 January 2016
- 16:15
- Moreira de Conegos
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 38 |
| 2 |  Porto | 36 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 |
| 4 |  Braga | 26 |
| 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 | 18:00 | Nacional |  |
| Braga | 18:15 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Benfica | 19:00 | Maritimo |  |
| Porto | 20:15 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 20:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |