Mansfield Town vs Cardiff CityLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2025/2026

Mansfield Town

Sweeney2'

Akins23'

Akins26'

Oates63'

Irow79'

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May 02, 2026

One Call Stadium

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Cardiff City

Davies61'

Kellyman66'

Kpakio86'

Kellyman90+3'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Lucas Akins

Mansfield Town

Goals

8.6

Goal!

5-4

Omari Kellyman

90'+3·Cardiff City

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90'+2Yellow Card

Oliver Irow

Mansfield Town

88'Substitution

Paul Ujobolo Moreno· In

Rubin Colwill· Out

Cardiff City

Goal!

5-3

Ronan Kpakio

86'·Cardiff City

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84'Substitution

Elliot Hartmann· In

Regan Hendry· Out

Mansfield Town

84'Substitution

Ollie Taylor· In

L. Reed· Out

Mansfield Town

82'Yellow Card

Regan Hendry

Mansfield Town

Goal!

5-2

Oliver Irow

79'·Mansfield Town

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76'Substitution

Joe Gardner· In

R. Oates· Out

Mansfield Town

76'Substitution

Oliver Irow· In

Nathan Moriah-Welsh· Out

Mansfield Town

72'Substitution

S. McLaughlin· In

J. Bowery· Out

Mansfield Town

70'Substitution

Noah Williams· In

Joel Bagan· Out

Cardiff City

Goal!

4-2

Omari Kellyman

66'·Cardiff City

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65'Yellow Card

Omari Kellyman

Cardiff City

Goal!

4-1

R. Oates

63'·Mansfield Town

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Goal!

3-1

Isaak Davies

61'·Cardiff City

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57'Substitution

Isaak Davies· In

Chris Willock· Out

Cardiff City

57'Substitution

Omari Kellyman· In

Joel Colwill· Out

Cardiff City

57'Substitution

Alex Robertson· In

David Turnbull· Out

Cardiff City

Goal!

3-0

Lucas Akins

26'·Mansfield Town

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Goal!

2-0

Lucas Akins

23'·Mansfield Town

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Goal!

1-0

Ryan Sweeney

2'·Mansfield Town

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Statistics of the Game

Mansfield Town

Cardiff City

30%Ball Possession70%

12Shots Total20

10Shots On Target7

6Corners8

14Fouls7

2Yellow Cards1

2Offsides0

3Saves4

231Passes545

1Shots Off Target8

46Attacks120

26Dangerous Attacks64

8Shots Inside Box11

4Shots Outside Box9

5Goals4

7Free Kicks14

1Shots Blocked5

5Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork2

23Tackles12

5Assists3

167Accurate Passes489

15Total Crosses31

5Accurate Crosses7

14Interceptions3

41Duels Won39

5Big Chances Created1

1Big Chances Missed0

Mansfield Town

Manager: Nigel Clough

Starting XI

5.6

6.1

6.5

7.1

8.5

7.8

6.3

6.5

7.1

8.6

7.5

Substitutes

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.3

7.1

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Starting XI

6.2

6.7

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.6

7.2

7.1

6.2

6.3

Substitutes

8.5

6.7

7.7

6.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Lucas Akins FW	8.6	90'	2	0	3/3	20(60%)	-	4/8
L. Reed MF	8.5	84'	0	3	1/1	20(85%)	3	3/5
Nathan Moriah-Welsh MF	7.8	76'	0	1	-	29(79%)	2	3/3
R. Oates FW	7.5	76'	1	0	1/2	18(56%)	1	9/16
W. Evans MF	7.1	90'	0	1	0/1	20(70%)	5	6/11
Ryan Sweeney DF	7.1	90'	1	0	1/1	11(73%)	3	4/6
Oliver Irow FW	7.1	14'	1	0	1/1	2	-	1/3
Regan Hendry MF	6.5	84'	0	0	-	28(86%)	3	4/9
Joe Gardner FW	6.5	14'	0	0	-	2(100%)	2	2/4
J. Bowery DF	6.5	72'	0	0	-	3(100%)	1	1/2
S. McLaughlin DF	6.5	18'	0	0	-	1(100%)	1	2/2
Ollie Taylor MF	6.3	6'	0	0	-	5(60%)	-	-
J. Russell MF	6.3	90'	0	0	3/3	23(96%)	1	1/6
Elliot Hartmann MF	6.2	6'	0	0	-	3(100%)	-	0/1
Kyle Knoyle DF	6.1	90'	0	0	-	15(80%)	1	1/4
Liam Roberts GK	5.6	90'	0	0	-	31(42%)	-	-

Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Mansfield Town	D1	5	1	0	0	9/15	7-3
Cardiff City	W3	7	0	6	1	13/15	12-3

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Mansfield Town — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Leyton Orient2026-04-14
D2-2 vs Luton Town2026-04-18
W1-0 @ Stockport County2026-04-21
W4-1 @ Huddersfield Town2026-04-25
D0-0 @ Peterborough United2026-04-28

Cardiff City — last 5 games

W2-0 vs Bolton Wanderers2026-04-11
D1-1 @ Huddersfield Town2026-04-14
W3-1 @ Reading2026-04-18
W1-0 vs Port Vale2026-04-22
W5-1 vs Northampton Town2026-04-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Mansfield Town wins: 0
Draws: 1
Cardiff City wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 2.67
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 33%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-29	Cardiff City	3-0	Mansfield Town
2018-01-16	Mansfield Town	1-4	Cardiff City
2018-01-06	Cardiff City	0-0	Mansfield Town

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Mansfield Town	10	46	65	12	DWWDW	4	+6
Cardiff City	2	46	91	40	DWWWL	6	-4

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 26 ptsMansfield Town 65 · Cardiff City 91
Positions: #10 vs #2

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-02

Recent matches

Match•

0-0

@ Peterborough United

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

5-7

Total matches

Recent matches

League One•May 2, 2026

Mansfield Town

5-4

Cardiff City

League One•Nov 29, 2025

Cardiff City

3-0

Mansfield Town

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Mansfield Town wins

Draws

Cardiff City wins

Goals Scored

6 - 11

May 2, 2026 • League One

Mansfield Town

5-4

Cardiff City

Nov 29, 2025 • League One

Cardiff City

3-0

Mansfield Town

Jan 16, 2018 • FA Cup

Mansfield Town

1-4

Cardiff City

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Cardiff City (2nd, 91 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Mansfield Town (10th, 65 pts). Mansfield Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall.

Mansfield Town were unbeaten in 5. Cardiff City arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games.

Goal scorers

Mansfield Town: Ryan Sweeney (2'), Lucas Akins (23'), Lucas Akins (26'), R. Oates (63'), Oliver Irow (79') · Cardiff City: Isaak Davies (61'), Omari Kellyman (66'), Omari Kellyman (90'), Ronan Kpakio (86')

Key stats

Possession: Mansfield Town 30% · Cardiff City 70% · Total shots: 12-20 · On target: 10-7 · Corners: 6-8

More details:

Mansfield Town — live results and schedule Cardiff City — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City?

Mansfield Town 5-4 Cardiff City. League One (England) match played on 2 May 2026.

What league is Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match takes place at One Call Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Mansfield Town and Cardiff City?

In 3 meetings between 2018 and 2026: Mansfield Town has 0 wins, 1 draws, and 2 losses against Cardiff City.

Where is Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City being played?

The match is being played at One Call Stadium.

Match Timeline

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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Match Report

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