Primeira Liga (Week 29) : Braga and Porto play out 1-1 draw
PORTUGAL, Apr. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 29: The match between Porto and Braga ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Braga players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Braga midfielder Santos Pedro in the 6th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Porto with a saving goal from Brazilian forward Soares Francisco in the 61st minute.
FC Porto remains in second place with 68 points from 29 games, 3 points behind SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 47 | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 49 | 68 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 63 |
| 4 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 53 |
| 5 | Braga | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 51 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 39 |
| 8 | Chaves | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Boavista | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Feirense | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 35 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 32 |
| 13 | Arouca | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 31 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 29 |
| 15 | Estoril | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 28 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 21 |
| 17 | Nacional | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 20 |
| 18 | Tondela | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Braga 6-2 Feirense (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Feirense 0-1 Braga (7 Apr.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Braga (23 Apr.)
FC Porto
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Porto 7-0 Nacional (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Porto 3-0 Belenenses (8 Apr.)
- Next game:Porto - Feirense (23 Apr.)
Braga
1:1
Porto
1:1 (1:0)
- 15 April 2017
- 21:30
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 68 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 63 |
| 4 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 53 |
| 5 | Braga | 51 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 14 April 2017 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 1-3 | Estoril |  |
 | Boavista | 0-0 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
| Benfica | 3-0 | Maritimo |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-3 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Saturday 15 April 2017 | ||||
 | Arouca | 2-0 | Feirense | |
| Chaves | 2-3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | | |
| Tondela | 2-1 | Rio Ave |  | |
| Braga | 1-1 | Porto | |
| Monday 17 April 2017 | ||||
 | Nacional | 21:00 | Moreirense |  |