Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (2nd, 91 pts) were 29 points ahead of Mansfield Town (11th, 62 pts).
Mansfield Town won with 30% of the possession.
Mansfield Town vs Cardiff CityResult, Lineups & H2H
One Call Stadium
Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Mansfield Town2W 3D 0L
Mansfield TownCardiff City
9Pointsof 1513
7Goals scored12
3Goals conceded3
3Clean sheets2
0Scored in a row6
5Unbeaten in a row7
1Without a win0
0Conceded in a row1
Head to head3 meetings · Jan 2018 – Nov 2025
- Mansfield Town wins
- 0
- Draws
- 1
- Cardiff City wins
- 2
2.67goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
67%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 540 earlier results
Mansfield TownCardiff City
#11Position#2
62Points45 v 45 games91
+11Goal difference+41
1.27Scored per gameleague avg 1.31.91
1.02Conceded per game1
#7Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Mansfield TownCardiff City
- 90+3'Goal · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman5-4
- Yellow Card · Mansfield Town · Oliver Irow90+2'
- 88'Substitution · Cardiff City · Paul Ujobolo Moreno · InOut: Rubin Colwill
- 86'Goal · Cardiff City · Ronan Kpakio5-3
- Substitution · Mansfield Town · Elliot Hartmann · InOut: Regan Hendry84'
- Substitution · Mansfield Town · Ollie Taylor · InOut: L. Reed84'
- Yellow Card · Mansfield Town · Regan Hendry82'
- Goal · Mansfield Town · Oliver Irow5-279'
- Substitution · Mansfield Town · Joe Gardner · InOut: R. Oates76'
- Substitution · Mansfield Town · Oliver Irow · InOut: Nathan Moriah-Welsh76'
- Substitution · Mansfield Town · S. McLaughlin · InOut: J. Bowery72'
- 70'Substitution · Cardiff City · Noah Williams · InOut: Joel Bagan
- 66'Goal · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman4-2
- 65'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman
- Goal · Mansfield Town · R. Oates4-163'
- 61'Goal · Cardiff City · Isaak Davies3-1
- 57'Substitution · Cardiff City · Isaak Davies · InOut: Chris Willock
- 57'Substitution · Cardiff City · Omari Kellyman · InOut: Joel Colwill
- 57'Substitution · Cardiff City · Alex Robertson · InOut: David Turnbull
- Goal · Mansfield Town · Lucas Akins3-026'
- Goal · Mansfield Town · Lucas Akins2-023'
- Goal · Mansfield Town · Ryan Sweeney1-02'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Mansfield TownCardiff 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
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-1-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Nigel Clough
Starting XI
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LR
Liam Roberts5.6
-
RO
R. Oates7.6
Substitutes
-
JG
Joe Gardner6.5
-
EH
Elliot Hartmann6.2
-
OT
Ollie Taylor6.3
-
OI
Oliver Irow7.1
Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy
Starting XI
Substitutes
-
RT
Rob Tankiewicz-
NW
Noah Williams6.4
-
PM
Paul Ujobolo MorenoPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 90' | 2 | 0 | 3/3 | 19(60%) | - | 3/8 | |
L. Reed MF | 8.5 | 84' | 0 | 3 | 1/1 | 20(85%) | 3 | 3/5 |
| 7.8 | 76' | 0 | 1 | - | 27(79%) | 2 | 3/3 | |
R. Oates FW | 7.6 | 76' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 18(56%) | 1 | 9/15 |
W. Evans MF | 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 20(70%) | 5 | 6/11 |
| 7.1 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 11(73%) | 3 | 4/6 | |
Oliver Irow FW | 7.1 | 14' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | - | 1/3 |
| 6.5 | 72' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(100%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
Joe Gardner FW | 6.5 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 1 | 1/3 |
| 6.4 | 84' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(86%) | 2 | 3/8 | |
Ollie Taylor MF | 6.3 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(60%) | - | - |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 23(96%) | 2 | 2/7 | |
Elliot Hartmann MF | 6.2 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/1 |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(80%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
Liam Roberts GK | 5.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(42%) | - | - |
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