Thursday , 2 July 2026

Mansfield Town FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Mansfield Town FC
5 – 4
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC One Call Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Sweeney 2' 1–0
Lucas Akins 23' 2–0
Lucas Akins 26' 3–0
3–1 61' Isaak Davies
Rhys Oates 63' 4–1
4–2 66' Omari Kellyman
Oliver Irow 79' 5–2
5–3 86' Ronan Kpakio
5–4 90+3' Omari Kellyman
Y 65' Omari Kellyman
Regan Hendry 82' Y
Oliver Irow 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Mansfield Town FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One at One Call Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Malton (England)
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Aylott

Standings

# 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

1
1
Mansfield Town FC 2 games · Avg 6.0 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Mansfield Town FC 5–4 Cardiff City FC 2025-11-29 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Mansfield Town FC

Recent Form

Mansfield Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Mansfield Town FC are 10th (65 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

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

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Akins 2
Omari Kellyman 2
Ryan Sweeney 1
Rhys Oates 1
Oliver Irow 1
Isaak Davies 1
Ronan Kpakio 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Mansfield Town FC 5–4 Cardiff City FC 2025-11-29 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Mansfield Town FC

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 D

Cardiff 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 accuracy
3 / 4
2.22 Mansfield Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.48 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Mansfield Town FC41% Draw21% Cardiff City FC38%
Actual: Mansfield Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Mansfield Town FC30% Draw35% Cardiff City FC35%
Actual: Mansfield Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–4 not predicted
5 – 4
Actual
2 – 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.