Primeira Liga (Week 30) : Benfica defeats Setubal 2-1
PORTUGAL, Apr. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 30: 8 wins in a row for Benfica. After their success against Paços de Ferreira, União da Madeira, Sporting Lisbon, Tondela, Boavista, Braga and Académica Coimbra, the Eagles continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Vitoria Setubal this Monday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Jonas Oliveira ('19) and Jardel Nivaldo Vieira ('24).
SL Benfica remains in first place with 76 points from 30 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 21 | 59 | 76 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 20 | 45 | 74 |
| 3 | Porto | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 25 | 32 | 64 |
| 4 | Braga | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 54 |
| 5 | Arouca | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Estoril | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 42 |
| 9 | Nacional | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 37 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 37 |
| 11 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 35 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 29 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Boavista | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | União da Madeira | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 26 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 53 | -23 | 24 |
| 18 | Tondela | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Maritimo (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 1-2 Benfica (9 Apr.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Benfica (24 Apr.)
Vitoria FC
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Académica Coimbra 0-4 Vitoria Setubal (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Setubal 0-1 Belenenses (10 Apr.)
- Next game:Vitoria Setubal - Tondela (24 Apr.)
Benfica
2:1
Vitoria Setubal
2:1 (2:1)
- 18 April 2016
- 21:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 76 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 74 |
| 3 |  Porto | 64 |
| 4 |  Braga | 54 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 46 |
Week 30 Results
| Saturday 16 April 2016 | ||||
| Arouca | 0-0 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Estoril | 1-0 | Boavista |  |
 | Moreirense | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Sunday 17 April 2016 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 1-1 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| União da Madeira | 3-4 | Paços de Ferreira |  | |
 | Maritimo | 3-0 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Porto | 4-0 | Nacional |  |
| Monday 18 April 2016 | ||||
| Braga | 3-0 | Tondela | |
| Benfica | 2-1 | Vitoria Setubal | |