Mansfield Town vs Luton

18 April 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Edward Duckworth

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jon Russell 21’, 28’
  • Kasey Palmer 40’
  • Shayden Morris 50’

Match summary

Mansfield Town and Luton shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Mansfield Town led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jon Russell put Mansfield Town ahead in the 21st minute, Russell made it 2-0 in the 28th minute, and Kasey Palmer pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 40th minute. In the second half, Shayden Morris equalised in the 50th minute.

Luton had the better of the chances, with 3.18 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Mansfield Town's 1.90 from 15.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
15 Shots 22
5 Shots on target 9
3 Corners 9
281 Passes 546
68.0% Pass accuracy 84.8%
16 Tackles 16
12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 1

Key events

Mansfield Town Luton
Kick-off
Will EvansShot on target
7’
Ryan SweeneyShot on target
10’
Jon RussellRight foot shot1-0 (Mansfield Town)
21’
Jon RussellLeft foot shot2-0 (Mansfield Town)
28’
36’
Shayden MorrisShot on target
40’
Kasey PalmerLeft foot shot2-1 (Luton)
42’
Davy van den BergShot on target
43’
Shayden MorrisShot on target
Half-time2-1
46’
Joe JohnsonMads Andersen
Second half underway
50’
Shayden MorrisRight foot shot2-2 (Luton)
Nathan Moriah-WelshLouis Reed
58’
Rhys OatesTyler Roberts
58’
Jon RussellShot on target
60’
66’
Kal NaismithArgument
Elliott HewittTime wasting
66’
69’
Nahki WellsAli Al-Hamadi
70’
Nahki WellsShot on target
77’
Kasey PalmerShot on target
Dom DwyerStephen McLaughlin
79’
Oliver IrowJon Russell
79’
80’
Gideon KoduaEmilio Lawrence
Dom DwyerFoul
84’
89’
Devante ColeDavy van den Berg
89’
Jake RichardsShayden Morris
Frazer Blake-TracyRegan Hendry
90+1’
90+4’
Gideon KoduaShot on target
90+6’
Gideon KoduaShot on target
Full-time2-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 3.18 21’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), 1-0 21’ 28’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), 2-0 28’ 40’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), 2-1 40’ 50’ Shayden Morris (Luton), 2-2 50’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 3.18 21’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), 1-0 Russell 21’ 28’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), 2-0 Russell 28’ 40’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), 2-1 Palmer 40’ 50’ Shayden Morris (Luton), 2-2 Morris 50’
Mansfield Town 1.90 xGLuton 3.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Luton attacking Mansfield Town attacking 
43’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 53’ Kal Naismith (Luton), from a corner, 0.58 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 21’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 7’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 10’ Ryan Sweeney (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 26’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 40’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 42’ Davy van den Berg (Luton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+4’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 53’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Louis Reed (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Davy van den Berg (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Davy van den Berg (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 42’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Hakeem Odofin (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Rhys Oates (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 53’ Kal Naismith (Luton), from a corner, 0.58 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 21’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 7’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 10’ Ryan Sweeney (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 26’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 40’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 42’ Davy van den Berg (Luton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+4’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 53’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Louis Reed (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Will Evans (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Davy van den Berg (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Davy van den Berg (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Shayden Morris (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Tyler Roberts (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jon Russell (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Hakeem Odofin (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Rhys Oates (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Oliver Irow (Mansfield Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Mansfield Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Roberts
Hewitt
Oshilaja
Sweeney
McLaughlin 79’
Reed 58’
Hendry 90’
Russell 2 79’
Roberts 58’
Akins
Evans
Luton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Keeley
Lonwijk
Odofin
Andersen 46’
Naismith
Berg 89’
Walsh
Lawrence 80’
Palmer
Morris 89’
Al-Hamadi 69’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Liam Roberts
90′ 7 2 27 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Elliott Hewitt
90′ 2 2 – 4 2 34 1 – –
Adedeji Oshilaja
90′ – 2 1 1 1 31 – – – –
Ryan Sweeney
90′ 3 – 1 4 1 18 2 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Louis Reed Taken off
58′ – 1 24 2 0.13 1 – 1 – – –
Regan Hendry Taken off
89′ – – 20 1 0.08 1 – 2 – 1 –
Stephen McLaughlin Taken off
79′ – – 24 – 0.00 1 2 3 1 1 –
Jon Russell Taken off
79′ 2 – 20 2 0.05 3 2 4 2 – –
Tyler Roberts Taken off
58′ – – 12 2 0.25 2 – 5 – 2 –
Nathan Moriah-Welsh Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 6 – 0.01 1 1 3 – 1 –
Dom Dwyer Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – 0.00 – – – 2 –
Forwards4 players
Lucas Akins
90′ – – 1 – 0.02 0.05 1 1 – 26 –
Will Evans
90′ – – 2 1 0.39 0.15 – 5 2 26 –
Rhys Oates Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 1 – 0.02 0.02 – 1 – 7 –
Oliver Irow Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – 0.01 0.00 – 1 – 4 –
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

Mansfield Town win 31% Avg odds 3.05
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Luton win 43% Avg odds 2.17

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

Form going into the game

Mansfield Town WWDLD
Luton WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Luton 0-2 Mansfield Town, 18 Oct 25 Next meeting: Mansfield Town 5-2 Luton, 30 Aug 26  All Mansfield Town vs Luton 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.