Cardiff vs Mansfield Town

29 November 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Atkinson

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • William Fish 34’
  • Yousef Salech 70’
  • Cian Ashford 87’

Match summary

Cardiff won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Mansfield Town. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

William Fish put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 34th minute, Yousef Salech made it 2-0 with a header in the 70th minute, and Cian Ashford made it 3-0 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 3.81 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Mansfield Town's 1.07 from 7.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
20 Shots 7
9 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 4
548 Passes 435
84.5% Pass accuracy 79.5%
12 Tackles 16
4 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Cardiff Mansfield Town
Kick-off
13’
Jordan BoweryKyle Knoyle
David TurnbullShot on target
19’
William FishHeader1-0 (Cardiff)
34’
David TurnbullShot on target
34’
40’
Stephen McLaughlinFoul
Half-time1-0
46’
Baily CargillStephen McLaughlin
Second half underway
52’
Adedeji OshilajaShot on target
Joel ColwillIsaak Davies
61’
Chris WillockCallum Robinson
62’
Callum RobinsonTime wasting
62’
Ronan KpakioPerry Ng
62’
67’
Lucas AkinsElliott Hewitt
Yousef SalechHeader2-0 (Cardiff)
70’
Yousef SalechShot on target
71’
Dylan LawlorShot on target
72’
75’
Kyle McAdamWill Evans
75’
Dom DwyerLouis Reed
Yousef SalechShot on target
77’
Alex RobertsonDavid Turnbull
80’
Cian AshfordRight foot shot3-0 (Cardiff)
87’
Cian AshfordShot on target
87’
Omari KellymanYousef Salech
90’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.81 1.07 34’ William Fish (Cardiff), 1-0 34’ 70’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 2-0 70’ 87’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), 3-0 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.81 1.07 34’ William Fish (Cardiff), 1-0 Fish 34’ 70’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), 2-0 Salech 70’ 87’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), 3-0 Ashford 87’
Cardiff 3.81 xGMansfield Town 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mansfield Town attacking Cardiff attacking 
87’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 71’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 87’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 59’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 70’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 30’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 17’ Elliott Hewitt (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 77’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 21’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Elliott Hewitt (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 32’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 78’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ William Fish (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Frazer Blake-Tracy (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Louis Reed (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Jamie McDonnell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Adedeji Oshilaja (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ William Fish (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 71’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 87’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 59’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 70’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 30’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 17’ Elliott Hewitt (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 77’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 48’ Elliott Hewitt (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 21’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 32’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 78’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 34’ William Fish (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 59’ Frazer Blake-Tracy (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Louis Reed (Mansfield Town), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Jamie McDonnell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Adedeji Oshilaja (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Isaak Davies (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ William Fish (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Trott
Bagan
Fish
Lawlor
Ng 62’
Wintle
Turnbull 80’
Robinson 62’
Davies 61’
Ashford
Salech 90’
Mansfield Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roberts
Oshilaja
Blake-Tracy
Knoyle 13’
McLaughlin 46’
Hewitt 67’
Reed 75’
McDonnell
Moriah-Welsh
Lewis
Evans 75’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nathan Trott
90′ 1 0 35 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Perry Ng Taken off
62′ 3 – – 5 – 33 – – – –
William Fish
90′ 1 – 2 4 2 54 – 1 – –
Dylan Lawlor
90′ 1 – – 4 3 68 – – – –
Joel Bagan
90′ – – – 4 1 59 – – 1 –
Ronan Kpakio Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – 16 – – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
Ryan Wintle
90′ – – 91 4 1.04 1 2 4 1 – –
David Turnbull Taken off
80′ – – 72 2 0.15 1 1 2 – – –
Cian Ashford
90′ 1 – 27 – 0.02 3 – 10 1 5 –
Joel Colwill Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 10 – 0.01 – – 1 – – –
Chris Willock Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 17 – 0.03 – – – – – –
Alex Robertson Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 22 2 0.40 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Callum Robinson Taken off
62′ – – – – – 0.09 – 1 1 22
Isaak Davies Taken off
61′ – – 1 – 0.02 0.03 1 3 2 9 –
Yousef Salech Taken off
89′ 1 – 7 3 1.75 0.05 – 8 – 11 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 53% Avg odds 1.75
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Mansfield Town win 22% Avg odds 4.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cardiff WWLLW
Mansfield Town WDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Mansfield Town 5-4 Cardiff, 02 May 26  All Cardiff vs Mansfield Town meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.