Mansfield Town FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Mansfield Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One at One Call Stadium.
- Mansfield Town FC 46 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Charles Breakspear
- Assistant 1 Matthew Malton (England)
- Assistant 2 Andrew Aylott
13 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game 🟥 3 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Cardiff City FC H 5–4 W 28 Apr Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D 25 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 4–1 W 21 Apr Stockport County FC A 1–0 W 18 Apr Luton Town FC H 2–2 D 14 Apr Leyton Orient FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Mansfield Town FC A 4–5 L 25 Apr Northampton Town FC H 5–1 W 22 Apr Port Vale FC H 1–0 W 18 Apr Reading FC A 3–1 W 14 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
Mansfield Town FC Cardiff City FC #10 Position #2 65 Points 91 46 Played 46 16 / 17 / 13 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9 62 Scored 90 50 Conceded 50 +12 GD +40 1.41 PPG 1.98 35% Win % 59% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Mansfield Town FC this season37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this seasonMansfield Town FC are 10th (65 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Mansfield Town FC0-152/–16-305/131-45–/246-602/261-754/376+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCardiff City FC0-151/116-301/331-452/–46-605/161-752/376+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at One Call Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 2' Goal! Ryan Sweeney scores his 8 goal in 109 matches.
- 7' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 12' Mansfield Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ronan Kpakio made 372 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 23' GOAL! Lucas Akins scores on 23.
- 26' Goal! Lucas Akins scores his 40 goal in 372 matches.
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' Mansfield Town FC is showing some good football. However, Mansfield Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' Mansfield Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 46' It’s high time Nigel Clough made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' What a strike from Isaak Davies! The score is 3-1.
- 63' GOAL! Rhys Oates scores on 63.
- 65' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 66' What a strike from Omari Kellyman! The score is 4-2.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harry Tyrer suffering a number of foals already.
- 79' What a strike from Oliver Irow! The score is 5-2.
- 82' Regan Hendry is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
- 86' GOAL! Ronan Kpakio scores on 86.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Oliver Irow.
- Full Time. Mansfield Town FC beats Cardiff City FC
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Lineups
Mansfield Town FC Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 7
- 1
- 25
- 2
- 9
- 5
- 18
- 11
- 13
- 22
- 24
Bench
- 29
- 3
- 14
- 34
- 28
- 32
- 44
Coach Nigel CloughCardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 14
- 16
- 3
- 30
- 10
- 22
- 27
- 11
- 2
- 48
- 44
Bench
- 39
- 18
- 8
- 41
- 55
- 70
- 71
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Omari Kellyman 2 Lucas Akins 2 Rhys Oates 1 Oliver Irow 1 Isaak Davies 1 Ronan Kpakio 1 Ryan Sweeney 1 Head to Head
Mansfield Town FC Form
2026-05-02 Mansfield Town FC 5–4 Cardiff City FC W 2026-04-28 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Mansfield Town FC D 2026-04-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–4 Mansfield Town FC W 2026-04-21 Stockport County FC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC W 2026-04-18 Mansfield Town FC 2–2 Luton Town FC D 2026-04-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Mansfield Town FC DCardiff City FC Form
2026-05-02 Mansfield Town FC 5–4 Cardiff City FC L 2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC W 2026-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W 2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.22 Mansfield Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.48 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 81%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Mansfield Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.7Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 95% 5% ± 2.5 83% 17% ± 3.5 68% 32% ± 4.5 50% 50% Double Chance
Mansfield Town FC or Draw 62%Draw or Cardiff City FC 59%Mansfield Town FC or Cardiff City FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Mansfield Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–4 not predicted5 – 4Actual2 – 2 6.6%1 – 2 6.2%1 – 1 5.7%2 – 1 5.6%2 – 3 5.4%1 – 3 5%3 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4%3 – 3 4%2 – 4 3.4%1 – 4 3.1%0 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Mansfield Town FC
Handicap Mansfield Town FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 11% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 15% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 17% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 13% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Mansfield Town FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.