Primeira Liga (Week 18) : Belenenses beats Rio Ave 2-1
PORTUGAL, Jan. 17, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 18: After losing 2-0 to Estoril on January 10, O Belém returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Rio Ave this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Ferreira Fillipe ('12) and Sturgeon Fabio ('42).
Rio Ave FC remains in 6th place with 25 points from 18 games, 4 points behind FC Paços de Ferreira.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 45 |
| 2 | Benfica | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 35 | 43 |
| 3 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 40 |
| 4 | Braga | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Arouca | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 21 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 21 |
| 12 | Estoril | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | União da Madeira | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Nacional | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | Boavista | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-0 União da Madeira (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Braga - Rio Ave (24 Jan.)
CF Os Belenenses
- Position: 11 +1
- Best performance of the season:Belenenses 2-0 Moreirense (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Estoril 2-0 Belenenses (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Belenenses - Vitoria Guimaraes (24 Jan.)
Rio Ave
1:2
Belenenses
1:2 (1:2)
- 17 January 2016
- 16:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 45 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 43 |
| 3 |  Porto | 40 |
| 4 |  Braga | 29 |
| 5 |  Paços de Ferreira | 29 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-2 | Tondela | |
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-1 | Paços de Ferreira | |
 | Maritimo | 0-1 | União da Madeira | |
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 17 January 2016 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 1-2 | Belenenses | |
 | Arouca | 1-2 | Moreirense |  |
 | Nacional | 18:15 | Braga | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20:30 | Porto | |
| Monday 18 January 2016 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |