Primeira Liga (Week 27) : Braga defeats União 2-0
PORTUGAL, Mar. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 27: After losing 3-0 to Belenenses on March 13, the Arcebispos bounced back with a 2-0 victory over União da Madeira this Sunday.
Braga dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Josue Perqueira in the 36th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Arcebispos further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Stoiljkovic Nikola in the 50th minute.
SG Braga remains in fourth place with 50 points from 27 games, 11 points behind FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 18 | 53 | 67 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 65 |
| 3 | Porto | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 61 |
| 4 | Braga | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | Arouca | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Estoril | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Nacional | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 33 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 29 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 25 |
| 16 | Boavista | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 24 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 23 |
| 18 | Tondela | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 49 | -25 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Braga 5-1 Rio Ave (24 Jan.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 3-0 Braga (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Benfica - Braga (1 Apr.)
União da Madeira
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:União da Madeira 3-0 Nacional (23 Jan.)
- Previous game:Porto 3-2 União da Madeira (12 Mar.)
- Next game:União da Madeira - Vitoria Setubal (3 Apr.)
Braga
2:0
União da Madeira
2:0 (1:0)
- 20 March 2016
- 20:30
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 67 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 65 |
| 3 |  Porto | 61 |
| 4 | Braga | 50 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 41 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 18 March 2016 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 1-0 | Maritimo |  |
| Saturday 19 March 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 5-1 | Arouca | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-1 | Porto | |
| Sunday 20 March 2016 | ||||
| Tondela | 2-2 | Belenenses |  | |
 | Académica Coimbra | 0-3 | Estoril |  |
 | Nacional | 3-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-0 | Moreirense |  |
 | Boavista | 0-1 | Benfica | |
| Braga | 2-0 | União da Madeira | |