Santa Clara vs Benfica preview: unbeaten Santa Clara test Benfica in the Azores
Santa Clara host Benfica in Ponta Delgada on Monday to close round nine. Benfica are 2nd with 19 points, five behind Porto, and have the league's best attack with 24 goals; away from home they have scored 15 and conceded three. Santa Clara are 4th on 18 points, are still unbeaten and have conceded only four goals, as many as Porto.
Benfica are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Santa Clara, winning five, including 2-1 in Ponta Delgada in February.
Vangelis Pavlidis has eight goals and three assists for Benfica and Gianluca Prestianni five goals and three assists. Gonçalo Paciência leads Santa Clara with five goals.
0 : 3
1 : 4
1 : 2
0 : 4
1 : 1
1 : 3
1 : 1
0 : 0
