Mansfield Town vs Cardiff match stats & report

5–4 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 46 · One Call Stadium, Mansfield · Ref C. Breakspear

Mansfield Town stats & fixtures · Cardiff stats & fixtures

Mansfield Town beat Cardiff 5–4 in League One on 2 May 2026. Expected goals finished 1.98–2.65. Cardiff had 70% of the ball.

Mansfield Town vs Cardiff match statistics

Mansfield TownCardiff

30% Ball possession 70%
1.98 Expected goals (xG) 2.65
12 Total shots 21
10 Shots on target 7
1 Shots off target 9
1 Blocked shots 5
7 Shots inside the box 11
6 Corners 8
14 Fouls 7
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
227 Passes 549
73% Pass accuracy 89%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

2' Goal R. Sweeney (assist N. Moriah-Welsh) Mansfield Town
23' Goal L. Akins (assist L. Reed) Mansfield Town
26' Goal L. Akins (assist W. Evans) Mansfield Town
61' Goal I. Davies (assist O. Tanner) Cardiff
63' Goal R. Oates (assist L. Reed) Mansfield Town
65' Yellow card O. Kellyman Cardiff
66' Goal O. Kellyman (assist R. Colwill) Cardiff
79' Goal O. Irow (assist L. Reed) Mansfield Town
82' Yellow card R. Hendry Mansfield Town
86' Goal R. Kpakio Cardiff
90' Goal O. Kellyman (assist I. Davies) Cardiff
90+2' Yellow card O. Irow Mansfield Town

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Mansfield Town

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Nigel Clough

1 L. Roberts

5 R. Sweeney 9 J. Bowery 2 K. Knoyle

25 L. Reed

11 W. Evans 24 R. Hendry 13 J. Russell 22 N. Moriah-Welsh

18 R. Oates 7 L. Akins

Bench S. McLaughlin , D. Dwyer , T. Roberts , J. Gardner , O. Irow , O. Taylor , E. Hartmann

Cardiff

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Brian Barry-Murphy

30 H. Tyrer

3 J. Bagan 48 D. Lawlor 2 W. Fish 44 R. Kpakio

14 D. Turnbull 27 J. Colwill

16 C. Willock 10 R. Colwill 11 O. Tanner

22 Y. Salech

Bench M. Turner , I. Davies , A. Robertson , O. Kellyman , N. Williams , R. Tankiewicz , P. Moreno

Form guide

Mansfield Town at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cardiff away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Mansfield Town vs Cardiff head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Nov 25	Cardiff v Mansfield Town	3–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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