Preview

  • Week 46 of the 2025-2026 League One sees Mansfield Town and Cardiff City collide on 2026-05-02 at 15:00 GMT.
  • Referee C. Breakspear has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 23 fouls per match across 10 games.
  • With the data available to us, Nigel Clough and Brian Barry-Murphy have not met as managers before.
  • Current league positions have Mansfield Town 11th on 62 points and Cardiff City 2nd on 91 points.
  • No absentees for either Mansfield Town or Cardiff City.
  • Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-1-4-1, Mansfield Town should be met by Cardiff City's expected 4-2-3-1.
  • In their last outing, Mansfield Town's highest-rated performer was W. Evans (7.7), while Cardiff City's standout was D. Lawlor (7.2).
  • Contrast in results: Mansfield Town had to share the points 0-0 with Peterborough United, whereas Cardiff City claimed victory 5-1 vs. Northampton Town.
  • Both teams have been in great form: Mansfield Town 2-3-0 and Cardiff City 4-1-0 over their last 5 matches.
  • Cardiff City hold the upper hand H2H: of 3 meetings, they've triumphed 2 times, conceded 0 times and shared 1 draw.
  • Expect Cardiff City to edge a 1-2 win: their 10-8-4 record on the road and 2.17 goals per away match tip the balance.

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Mansfield is going head to head with Cardiff on 2/5/2026 14:00 GMT for the England League One. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Mansfield v Cardiff H2H statistics!