Primeira Liga (Week 4) : Sporting beats Rio Ave 2-1
PORTUGAL, Sep. 13, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 4: Two wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their 1-3 win against Académica Coimbra on August 30, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Rio Ave this Sunday.
Sporting Lisbon dominated the first half thanks to goals from Silva Adrien ('10 on penalty) and Slimani ('39). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Sportinguistas further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in second place with 10 points from 4 games, tie on points with FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of September 13, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Benfica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Arouca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Nacional | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Estoril | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | União da Madeira | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Boavista | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Tondela | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Académica Coimbra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 11 -4
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 1-0 Braga (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Setubal 2-2 Rio Ave (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Académica Coimbra 1-3 Sporting Lisbon (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 1-3 Sporting Lisbon (30 Aug.)
- Next game:Sporting Lisbon - Nacional (21 Sep.)
Rio Ave
1:2
Sporting Lisbon
1:2 (0:2)
- 13 September 2015
- 19:15
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 10 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 10 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 9 |
| 4 |  Arouca | 7 |
| 5 |  Braga | 6 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 11 September 2015 | ||||
| Benfica | 6-0 | Belenenses |  |
| Saturday 12 September 2015 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Arouca | 1-3 | Porto | |
| Sunday 13 September 2015 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 5-2 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
 | Moreirense | 0-0 | União da Madeira | |
 | Nacional | 2-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Tondela | |
| Rio Ave | 1-2 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Monday 14 September 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |