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Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City
2 May 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Charles BreakspearLeague One 2025/2026 · 14 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Mansfield TownMin
Cardiff City- ⚽
Ryan Sweeney 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Nathan Moriah-Welsh
Header
2′ - ⚽
Lucas Akins 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: L. Reed
Right foot shot
23′ - ⚽
Lucas Akins 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: W. Evans
Left foot shot
26′ - 57′⇄
Isaak Davies
Substitution
Off: Chris Willock
- 57′⇄
Omari Kellyman
Substitution
Off: Joel Colwill
- 57′⇄
Alex Robertson
Substitution
Off: David Turnbull
- 61′⚽
Isaak Davies 3-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Ollie Tanner
Left foot shot
- ⚽
R. Oates 4-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: L. Reed
Right foot shot
63′ - 65′
Omari Kellyman
Yellowcard
Foul
- 66′⚽
Omari Kellyman 4-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Rubin Colwill
Left foot shot
- 70′⇄
Noah Williams
Substitution
Off: Joel Bagan
- ⇄
S. McLaughlin
Substitution
Off: J. Bowery
72′ - ⇄
Joe Gardner
Substitution
Off: R. Oates
76′ - ⇄
Oliver Irow
Substitution
Off: Nathan Moriah-Welsh
76′ - ⚽
Oliver Irow 5-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: L. Reed
Right foot shot
79′ Regan Hendry
Yellowcard
Foul
82′- ⇄
Elliot Hartmann
Substitution
Off: Regan Hendry
84′ - ⇄
Ollie Taylor
Substitution
Off: L. Reed
84′ - 86′⚽
Ronan Kpakio 5-3
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 88′⇄
Paul Ujobolo Moreno
Substitution
Off: Rubin Colwill
Oliver Irow
Yellowcard
Foul
90+2′- 90+3′⚽
Omari Kellyman 5-4
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Isaak Davies
Left foot shot
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5.59 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.09 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7.08 | |
| 84 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 8.51 | |
| 76 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7.83 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.29 | |
| 84 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8.52 | |
| 76 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.59 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 14 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.08 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Mansfield Town
Latest: Luton Town · 2–2
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Luton Town · 2025/2026
Cardiff City
Latest: Reading · 3–1
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Reading · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Mansfield Town’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Mansfield Town’s home games with Cardiff City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Mansfield Town
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Cardiff City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Mansfield Town
Cardiff City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Mansfield Town
Cardiff City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Mansfield Town
Cardiff City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.