Primeira Liga (Week 17) : Braga beats Tondela 2-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 16, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 17: After their 0-0 draw against Nacional on January 7, the Arcebispos returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Tondela this Monday.
Fonte Rui scored dual goals
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 two goals by Braga forward Fonte Rui at '49 and '82.
SG Braga remains in third place with 36 points from 17 games, 2 points behind FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Porto | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Braga | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Chaves | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Arouca | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Vitoria Setubal | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Boavista | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Estoril | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Feirense | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 15 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 14 |
| 17 | Nacional | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Tondela | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Braga 6-2 Feirense (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nacional 0-0 Braga (7 Jan.)
- Next game:Braga - Vitoria Guimaraes (22 Jan.)
CD Tondela
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Tondela 2-1 Vitoria Guimaraes (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Tondela 1-2 Arouca (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Benfica - Tondela (22 Jan.)
Braga
2:0
Tondela
2:0 (0:0)
- 16 January 2017
- 21:00
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 42 |
| 2 |  Porto | 38 |
| 3 | Braga | 36 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 34 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 31 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 13 January 2017 | ||||
 | Arouca | 2-1 | Estoril |  |
| Saturday 14 January 2017 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-0 | Nacional |  |
| Benfica | 3-3 | Boavista |  |
| Chaves | 2-2 | Sporting Lisbon | | |
| Feirense | 0-0 | Vitoria Guimaraes | | |
| Sunday 15 January 2017 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 3-1 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
| Porto | 3-0 | Moreirense |  |
 | Belenenses | 1-0 | Rio Ave |  |
| Monday 16 January 2017 | ||||
| Braga | 2-0 | Tondela | |