Ponte Preta 1-1 Cruzeiro: result and report

Serie A · Wednesday 2 September 2015

Result

Ponte Preta 1-1 Cruzeiro

Serie A · Wednesday 2 September 2015, 22:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Ponte Preta · Cruzeiro · Serie A predictions

Ponte Preta 1-1 Cruzeiro: match report

Ponte Preta drew with Cruzeiro 1-1 in Serie A on Wednesday 2 September 2015. The half-time score was 0-1.

Willians opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Ponte Preta's goal came from Biro Biro (59'). Cruzeiro scored through Willians (43') and Vinícius Araújo (90+4').

Discipline: Ponte Preta received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Cruzeiro received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ponte Preta were 9th on 29 points from 21 and Cruzeiro 18th on 21 points from 21. Ponte Preta went on to finish that season 11th with 51 points, and Cruzeiro 8th with 52.

Ponte Preta lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cruzeiro in a 4-3-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Willians of Cruzeiro (7.8), ahead of Henrique (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Ponte Preta wins, 1 draw and 2 for Cruzeiro.

Going into the match Ponte Preta's last five read L-D-D-W-W and Cruzeiro's D-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Fernando BobPonte Preta
  • 14'Yellow card · AllanoCruzeiro
  • 43'Goal · WilliansCruzeiro · 0-1
  • 59'Goal · Biro BiroPonte Preta · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · HenriqueCruzeiro
  • 72'Yellow card · Renato ChavesPonte Preta
  • 90'Yellow card · CearáCruzeiro
  • 90+4'Goal · Vinícius AraújoCruzeiro · 1-2
  • 90+5'Red card · Biro BiroPonte Preta
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Vinícius AraújoCruzeiro
  • 90+5'Yellow card · WillianCruzeiro

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Ponte Preta 0, draws 1, Cruzeiro 2.

Team news

Ponte Preta line-up (4-2-3-1)

Marcelo Lomba, Rodinei, Renato Chaves, Ferron, João Paulo, Fernando Bob, Felipe Azevedo, Elton, Bady, Biro Biro, Borges

Cruzeiro line-up (4-3-2-1)

Fábio, Ceará, Bruno Rodrigo, Manoel, Pará, Willians, Henrique, Willian Bigode, Allano, Ariel Cabral, Leandro Damião