Primeira Liga (Week 6) : Porto defeats Rio Ave 2-1
PORTUGAL, Sep. 17, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 6: 6 wins in a row for Porto. After their success against Estoril, Tondela, Moreirense, Braga and Chaves, the Dragons continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Rio Ave this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Porto nor Rio Ave have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Pereira Danilo ('54) and Marega ('67).
FC Porto remains in first place with 18 points from 6 games, tie on points with runner-up Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of September 17, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Maritimo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Benfica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Feirense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Boavista | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Braga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Estoril | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Tondela | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Aves | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Chaves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 2-0 Portimonense (18 Aug.)
- Previous game:Maritimo 1-0 Rio Ave (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Aves - Rio Ave (24 Sep.)
FC Porto
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Porto 4-0 Estoril (9 Aug.)
- Previous game:Porto 3-0 Chaves (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Porto - Portimonense (22 Sep.)
Rio Ave
1:2
Porto
1:2 (0:0)
- 17 September 2017
- 19:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 18 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 18 |
| 3 |  Maritimo | 15 |
| 4 |  Benfica | 13 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 10 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 15 September 2017 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-0 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Saturday 16 September 2017 | ||||
| Maritimo | 2-1 | Aves | |
 | Boavista | 2-1 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Tondela | |
| Sunday 17 September 2017 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 2-1 | Estoril |  |
| Rio Ave | 1-2 | Porto | |
 | Braga | 21:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Monday 18 September 2017 | ||||
| Portimonense | 20:00 | Feirense | ||
| Chaves | 22:00 | Moreirense |  | |