Cardiff v Mansfield Town result

Full-time · Cardiff 3–0 Mansfield Town

League One · Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cardiff · Mansfield Town

Cardiff 3–0 Mansfield Town — Cardiff won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cardiff beat Mansfield Town 3–0 in League One on Saturday 29 November.

Cardiff have scored 90 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games).

The goals

Cardiff led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Cardiff: W. Fish (34’, assisted by Joel Bagan), Yousef Salech (70’, assisted by Ronan Kpakio) and Cian Ashford (87’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Cardiff 3.90, Mansfield Town 0.18, from 19 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Ben Atkinson, England showed two yellow cards — against 5.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Cardiff: Callum Robinson (62’); Mansfield Town: Stephen McLaughlin (40’).

What it changes

Cardiff stay first after this result (16 league matches played). Cardiff have conceded 50 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games).

Mansfield Town move down from 11th to 15th (17 league matches played). Mansfield Town have scored 62 goals, the 12th-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Mansfield Town have conceded 50 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Mansfield Town have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Cian Ashford (Cardiff) 8.3, Yousef Salech (Cardiff) 6.5 and W. Fish (Cardiff) 6.4 led the match.

Next up

Cardiff next travel to Norwich on 21 November 2026.

Mansfield Town next travel to Stevenage on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cardiff: Norwich v Cardiff, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Mansfield Town: Stevenage v Mansfield Town, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Cardiff 3–0 Mansfield Town · League One
Referee: Ben Atkinson, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Cardiff 1 · draws 1 · Mansfield Town 0 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 2W 0D 3L · Mansfield Town 2W 1D 2L

Cardiff 3–0 Mansfield Town (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.71 / 5

Corners

against 6 / 3.86 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6 / 3

Shots on target

against 6 / 4.29 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.63 / 1

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 22 November 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Mansfield Town for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.71 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 18.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.71 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.29 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Ben Atkinson, England.

Cardiff

Cardiff Defensive

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Joel Bagan n 8	87.4	0.4 3/0	0.6 4/1	K. Knoyle
R. Colwill n 8	81.3	1.1 6/2	0.7 4/1	—
Y. Salech n 8	73	3.2 7/6	1.1 4/2	W. Evans
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
R. Kpakio n 8	67	1 4/1	1.7 6/3	—
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Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Joel Bagan n 8	87.4	1.9 7/4
R. Colwill n 8	81.3	0.7 3/2
Y. Salech n 8	73	0.3 2/0
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0
R. Kpakio n 8	67	2 7/4
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Cardiff Attacking

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Joel Bagan n 8	87.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Colwill n 8	81.3	1.8 4/4	1 3/2
Y. Salech n 8	73	2.8 6/4	1.4 6/2
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Kpakio n 8	67	1 3/2	0.7 3/1
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Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cardiff before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Joel Bagan n 8	87.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Colwill n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Salech n 8	73	0.8 5/0	0 0/0
N. Trott n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Kpakio n 8	67	0 0/0	0.8 3/2
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Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town Defensive

Mansfield Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
W. Evans n 8	82.9	1.2 7/2	1.4 5/3	Y. Salech
K. Knoyle n 8	88.4	0.6 4/1	1.4 7/4	Joel Bagan
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	2.3 7/6	0 0/0	—
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	71.1	1.1 6/1	0.5 2/1	—
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Mansfield Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0
W. Evans n 8	82.9	1 7/0
K. Knoyle n 8	88.4	1 5/2
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	3.5 8/7
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	71.1	0.5 3/0
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Mansfield Town Attacking

Mansfield Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
W. Evans n 8	82.9	1 4/3	0.7 4/1
K. Knoyle n 8	88.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	71.1	1.1 5/2	0.2 1/0
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Mansfield Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
W. Evans n 8	82.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
K. Knoyle n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	71.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Mansfield Town
56%	Possession	44%
3.90	Expected goals (xG)	0.18
19	Shots	7
9	Shots on target	1
7	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	3
15	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
4	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	6
552	Passes	436
84%	Pass accuracy	80%

Cardiff Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Trott	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
W. Fish	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	8.3
D. Lawlor	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.7
Joel Bagan	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	8.3
R. Wintle	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	8.6
Cian Ashford	90	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.9
Y. Salech	89	1	0	6	3	0	1	0	7.5
D. Turnbull	80	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	7
P. Ng	62	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
C. Robinson	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
I. Davies	61	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Colwill sub	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Kpakio sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
C. Willock sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Robertson sub	10	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
O. Kellyman sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Mansfield Town Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Oshilaja	90	1	1	0	0	0	5.9
F. Blake-Tracy	90	0	0	1	2	0	5.9
Jamie Carson McDonnell	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
N. Moriah-Welsh	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
A. Lewis	90	0	0	2	1	0	7
L. Reed	75	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
W. Evans	75	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
E. Hewitt	67	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. McLaughlin	45	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
K. Knoyle	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Bowery sub	77	0	0	0	4	0	6.3
B. Cargill sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Akins sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Kyle James McAdam sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Dwyer sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Mansfield Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Mansfield TownDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Cardiff 1 · 1 draw · Mansfield Town 0 · 2.5 goals/game

2018-01-16 Mansfield Town 1–4 Cardiff
2018-01-06 Cardiff 0–0 Mansfield Town

League standing · 2025/26

Cardiff#2 pos91 pts46 pl+40 GD

Mansfield Town#10 pos65 pts46 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.96

Mansfield Town scored1.35

Cardiff conceded1.09

Mansfield Town conceded1.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Mansfield Town?: In their last 2 meetings, Cardiff won 1, Mansfield Town won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cardiff and Mansfield Town?: Recent form — Cardiff 2W 0D 3L; Mansfield Town 2W 1D 2L.

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