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Mansfield
Mansfield vs Cardiff — League One
5-4
Cardiff
Forest Town Stadium, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Going into the match, Mansfield had won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Cardiff had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.6. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Cardiff 1 win. Mansfield are 10th in the League One on 65 points; Cardiff are 2nd on 91.
Match report
Home form going in: Mansfield
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 (D W W D D). 1.5 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Peterboro · 28 Apr 2026
- W 1-4 at Huddersfield · 25 Apr 2026
- W 0-1 at Stockport · 21 Apr 2026
- D 2-2 vs Luton · 18 Apr 2026
- D 0-0 at Leyton Orient · 14 Apr 2026
- L 2-1 at Wigan · 11 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (L W W W W). 2.6 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 5-4 at Mansfield Town · 2 May 2026
- W 5-1 vs Northampton · 25 Apr 2026
- W 5-1 vs Northampton · 25 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Port Vale · 22 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Port Vale · 22 Apr 2026
- W 1-3 at Reading · 18 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Mansfield vs Cardiff
- Cardiff 3-0 Mansfield · 29 Nov 2025 · League One
Match statistics
| Mansfield | Metric | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Total shots | 20 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
League One table — 2025
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 103 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 91 |
| 3 | Stockport | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 77 |
| 4 | Bradford | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 77 |
| 5 | Bolton | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 75 |
| 7 | Luton | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 74 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 73 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 67 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 63 |
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 63 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 60 |
| 14 | Doncaster | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 60 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 59 |
| 16 | Wigan | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 56 |
| 17 | Burton | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 54 |
| 18 | Peterboro | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -21 | 53 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 52 |
| 21 | Exeter | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 49 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -25 | 42 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Northampton | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -35 | 35 |