Primeira Liga (Week 18) : Guimaraes defeats Braga 2-1
PORTUGAL, Jan. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 18: After a 2-0 victory over Tondela on January 16, the Arcebispos lost 2-1 against Vitoria Guimaraes.
Vitoria Guimaraes dominated the first half thanks to goals from Sa Josue ('10) and Soares Francisco ('16). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Vimaranenses further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
SG Braga remains in third place with 36 points from 18 games, 5 points behind FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 41 |
| 3 | Braga | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Chaves | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Boavista | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Arouca | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Feirense | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 18 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Estoril | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Nacional | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Tondela | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 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:Braga 2-0 Tondela (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Braga (2 Feb.)
Vitoria SC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 0-3 Vitoria Guimaraes (30 Oct.)
- Previous game:Feirense 0-0 Vitoria Guimaraes (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Maritimo (28 Jan.)
Braga
1:2
Vitoria Guimaraes
1:2 (0:2)
- 22 January 2017
- 21:15
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 45 |
| 2 |  Porto | 41 |
| 3 | Braga | 36 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 35 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 34 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-2 | Moreirense |  |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
| Porto | 4-2 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Maritimo | 2-2 | Sporting Lisbon | |
 | Arouca | 1-2 | Boavista |  |
| Sunday 22 January 2017 | ||||
| Benfica | 4-0 | Tondela | |
| Feirense | 1-0 | Estoril |  | |
 | Belenenses | 1-2 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Braga | 1-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Monday 23 January 2017 | ||||
| Chaves | 21:00 | Nacional |  | |