Primeira Liga (Week 31) : Benfica beats Rio Ave 1-0
PORTUGAL, Apr. 24, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 31: 9 wins in a row for Benfica. After their success against Paços de Ferreira, União da Madeira, Sporting Lisbon, Tondela, Boavista, Braga, Académica Coimbra and Vitoria Setubal, the Eagles continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 1-0 victory over Rio Ave this Sunday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Mexican forward Jimenez Raul in the 73rd minute.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 79 points from 31 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 24, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 21 | 60 | 79 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 20 | 47 | 77 |
| 3 | Porto | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 67 |
| 4 | Braga | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 54 |
| 5 | Arouca | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 49 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 46 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 45 |
| 8 | Estoril | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Nacional | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 37 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 37 |
| 11 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 36 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 35 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | Boavista | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 29 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 29 |
| 16 | União da Madeira | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 26 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 24 |
| 18 | Tondela | 31 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 52 | -25 | 23 |
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:Arouca 0-0 Rio Ave (16 Apr.)
- Next game:Tondela - Rio Ave (30 Apr.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Maritimo (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Benfica 2-1 Vitoria Setubal (18 Apr.)
- Next game:Benfica - Vitoria Guimaraes (29 Apr.)
- 24 April 2016
- 20:30
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 79 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 77 |
| 3 |  Porto | 67 |
| 4 |  Braga | 54 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 49 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 22 April 2016 | ||||
 | Boavista | 1-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Saturday 23 April 2016 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-2 | Porto | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | União da Madeira | |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Sunday 24 April 2016 | ||||
 | Nacional | 0-1 | Moreirense |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-2 | Arouca | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-1 | Tondela | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-1 | Estoril |  |
| Rio Ave | 0-1 | Benfica | |