Primeira Liga (Week 17) : Rio Ave beats União 1-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 17: After their 1-1 draw against Porto on January 6, Rio Grande bounced back with a 1-0 victory over União da Madeira this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Rio Ave striker Guedes Helder goal in the 34th minute.
Rio Ave FC climbed to 6th place with 25 points from 17 games, tie on points with FC Paços de Ferreira, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Benfica | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 31 | 37 |
| 3 | Porto | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Braga | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Arouca | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 21 |
| 11 | Estoril | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 18 |
| 13 | Nacional | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Boavista | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Porto 1-1 Rio Ave (6 Jan.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Belenenses (17 Jan.)
União da Madeira
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:União da Madeira 2-0 Tondela (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:União da Madeira 1-0 Boavista (6 Jan.)
- Next game:Maritimo - União da Madeira (16 Jan.)
Rio Ave
1:0
União da Madeira
1:0 (1:0)
- 10 January 2016
- 16:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 44 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 37 |
| 3 |  Porto | 37 |
| 4 |  Braga | 29 |
| 5 |  Paços de Ferreira | 25 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 2-2 | Arouca |  |
| Sunday 10 January 2016 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 1-0 | União da Madeira | |
 | Estoril | 2-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 3-2 | Braga | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 2-1 | Tondela | |
 | Maritimo | 5-1 | Moreirense |  |
 | Boavista | 18:15 | Porto | |
| Monday 11 January 2016 | ||||
 | Nacional | 12:00 | Benfica | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 20:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |