Primeira Liga (Week 26) : Guimaraes defeats Rio Ave 3-0
PORTUGAL, Mar. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 26: After their 1-1 draw against Sporting Lisbon on March 12 and 3-3 draw against Estoril on March 12, the Vimaranenses bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Rio Ave this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Vitoria Guimaraes nor Rio Ave have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Martins Rafael ('60), Hernani Santos ('70) and Teixeira David ('90).
Vitoria SC remains in fifth place with 44 points from 26 games, 2 points behind SG Braga.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 43 | 64 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 46 | 63 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Braga | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 44 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 35 |
| 8 | Boavista | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Chaves | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Feirense | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 32 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Arouca | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 27 |
| 15 | Estoril | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 21 |
| 17 | Tondela | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 17 |
| 18 | Nacional | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Vitoria SC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Guimaraes 3-0 Rio Ave (19 Mar.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Guimaraes 3-3 Estoril (12 Mar.)
- Next game:Nacional - Vitoria Guimaraes (31 Mar.)
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 3-1 Tondela (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 3-2 Moreirense (12 Mar.)
- Next game:Boavista - Rio Ave (1 Apr.)
Vitoria Guimaraes
3:0
Rio Ave
3:0 (0:0)
- 19 March 2017
- 21:15
- Guimaraes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 64 |
| 2 |  Porto | 63 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 54 |
| 4 |  Braga | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 44 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
 | Estoril | 0-0 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 1-1 | Tondela | |
 | Belenenses | 1-2 | Braga | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Nacional |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-0 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 19 March 2017 | ||||
| Feirense | 3-2 | Chaves | ||
 | Maritimo | 3-1 | Arouca |  |
| Porto | 1-1 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 3-0 | Rio Ave | |