Cardiff City 3-0 Mansfield Town: Stats & xG – Nov 29, 2025

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League One ·Sat 29 Nov

Cardiff City

3–0

HT 1–0

Full time

Mansfield Town

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Cardiff City 3-0 Mansfield Town.

90+1'

W. T. Fish

Attempt missed. W. T. Fish (Cardiff City), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.

90'

6 minutes of added time.

90'

Y. Salech

Substitution, Cardiff City: O. Kellyman comes on for Y. Salech.

87'

C. Ashford

Attempt saved. C. Ashford (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.58.

87'

C. Ashford

Goal! Cardiff City 3-0 Mansfield Town. C. Ashford (Cardiff City) scores.

80'

D. Turnbull

Substitution, Cardiff City: A. Robertson comes on for D. Turnbull.

78'

J. Colwill

Attempt missed. J. Colwill (Cardiff City), header from a corner. xG 0.11.

77'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.08.

77'

Y. Salech

Attempt saved. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.25.

75'

L. Reed

Substitution, Mansfield Town: D. Dwyer comes on for L. Reed.

75'

W. Evans

Substitution, Mansfield Town: K. Mcadam comes on for W. Evans.

72'

D. Lawlor

Attempt saved. D. Lawlor (Cardiff City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.

71'

Y. Salech

Attempt saved. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.60.

70'

Y. Salech

Goal! Cardiff City 2-0 Mansfield Town. Y. Salech (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Kpakio.

67'

E. Hewitt

Substitution, Mansfield Town: L. Akins comes on for E. Hewitt.

62'

L. Reed

Attempt blocked. L. Reed (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.

62'

P. Ng

Substitution, Cardiff City: R. Kpakio comes on for P. Ng.

62'

C. Robinson

Yellow card for C. Robinson (Cardiff City) for time wasting.

62'

C. Robinson

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Willock comes on for C. Robinson.

61'

I. Davies

Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Colwill comes on for I. Davies.

59'

F. Blake-Tracy

Attempt blocked. F. Blake-Tracy (Mansfield Town), header from a corner. xG 0.08.

59'

W. Evans

Attempt missed. W. Evans (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.44.

58'

P. Ng

Attempt blocked. P. Ng (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.

52'

A. Oshilaja

Attempt saved. A. Oshilaja (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

48'

E. Hewitt

Attempt missed. E. Hewitt (Mansfield Town), header from a corner. xG 0.15.

47'

P. Ng

Attempt missed. P. Ng (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

46'

S. McLaughlin

Substitution, Mansfield Town: B. Cargill comes on for S. McLaughlin.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Cardiff City 1-0 Mansfield Town.

45'

3 minutes of added time.

40'

S. McLaughlin

Yellow card for S. McLaughlin (Mansfield Town) for foul.

34'

D. Turnbull

Attempt saved. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

34'

W. T. Fish

Goal! Cardiff City 1-0 Mansfield Town. W. T. Fish (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by J. Bagan.

32'

C. Ashford

Attempt blocked. C. Ashford (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.

32'

C. Ashford

Attempt blocked. C. Ashford (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

30'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.30.

23'

I. Davies

Attempt missed. I. Davies (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

21'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.14.

19'

D. Turnbull

Attempt saved. D. Turnbull (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.

17'

E. Hewitt

Attempt missed. E. Hewitt (Mansfield Town), header. xG 0.26.

16'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.06.

13'

K. Knoyle

Substitution, Mansfield Town: J. Bowery comes on for K. Knoyle.

11'

J. McDonnell

Attempt blocked. J. McDonnell (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

Kick-off: Cardiff City vs Mansfield Town.

Player of the match

Match events

13' 🔁 J. Bowery ◂ K. Knoyle

34' ⚽ W. T. Fish · assist J. Bagan1–0

40' S. McLaughlin · Foul

Half-time · 1–0

46' 🔁 B. Cargill ◂ S. McLaughlin

61' 🔁 J. Colwill ◂ I. Davies

62' 🔁 C. Willock ◂ C. Robinson

62' C. Robinson · Time wasting

62' 🔁 R. Kpakio ◂ P. Ng

67' 🔁 L. Akins ◂ E. Hewitt

70' ⚽ Y. Salech · assist R. Kpakio2–0

75' 🔁 K. Mcadam ◂ W. Evans

75' 🔁 D. Dwyer ◂ L. Reed

80' 🔁 A. Robertson ◂ D. Turnbull

87' ⚽ C. Ashford3–0

Full-time · 3–0

90' 🔁 O. Kellyman ◂ Y. Salech

Coaches

Brian Barry-Murphy

Nigel Clough

Recent form

Cardiff City

WANorthampton Town3-1

LABlackpool1-3

LAPeterborough United0-1

WAWrexham2-1

LABolton Wanderers0-1

Mansfield Town

LHHuddersfield Town1-3

LANorthampton Town1-2

WHHarrogate Town3-2

WHPlymouth Argyle2-0

DHWigan Athletic1-1

Match facts

Referee

Ben Atkinson

4.93 yellows/match · 27 matches

Kickoff

29 Nov, 15:00 UTC

Competition

League One

Top stats

55%Possession45%

3.3Expected goals (xG)1.07

20Total shots7

9Shots on target1

6Big chances2

6Corners4

Shots

8Shots off target3

3Blocked shots3

16Shots inside box5

4Shots outside box2

0Hit woodwork0

2Big chances scored0

4Big chances missed2

0.04Goals prevented1.05

Attack

34Touches in box12

71Final third entries49

1Offsides2

12Free kicks4

4Fouled in final third0

Passing

548Passes435

463Accurate passes346

24/59 (41%)Long balls26/72 (36%)

5/18 (28%)Crosses3/18 (17%)

18Throw-ins19

Duels

57Duels43

32/55 (58%)Ground duels23/55 (42%)

15/28 (54%)Aerial duels13/28 (46%)

8/14 (57%)Dribbles3/9 (33%)

10Dispossessed6

Defending

12Tackles16

83Tackles won75

4Interceptions9

28Clearances21

51Recoveries56

Discipline

4Fouls12

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

1Saves6

0Big saves1

9Goal kicks11

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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