Primeira Liga (Week 19) : Rio Ave beats Braga 1-0
PORTUGAL, Feb. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 19: The Arcebispos crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 1-0 against Rio Ave.
Braga made Rio Ave doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Soares Rafa in the 68th minute.
SG Braga are down in fourth place with 36 points from 19 games, 2 points behind Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 2, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 44 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Braga | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitoria Setubal | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Chaves | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Boavista | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Arouca | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Feirense | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 19 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 18 |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 17 |
| 16 | Estoril | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Nacional | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Tondela | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 3-1 Tondela (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Porto 4-2 Rio Ave (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Feirense - Rio Ave (6 Feb.)
SG Braga
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Braga 6-2 Feirense (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Braga 1-2 Vitoria Guimaraes (22 Jan.)
- Next game:Braga - Estoril (6 Feb.)
Rio Ave
1:0
Braga
1:0 (0:0)
- 2 February 2017
- 22:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 45 |
| 2 |  Porto | 44 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 38 |
| 4 | Braga | 36 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 35 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 27 January 2017 | ||||
 | Boavista | 0-1 | Belenenses |  |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
| Tondela | 2-0 | Chaves | ||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 0-0 | Maritimo |  |
 | Nacional | 1-1 | Arouca |  |
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Porto | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 4-2 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
| Monday 30 January 2017 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-0 | Benfica | |
| Thursday 2 February 2017 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-1 | Feirense | |
| Rio Ave | 1-0 | Braga | |