Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City | Prediction | EFL League One | 02/05

England - EFL League One

5 - 4

02 May 2026 10:00

The kick off for the match between Mansfield Town and Cardiff City will take place at 15:00 (UK time) - Saturday, 05/02 - at the Field Mill (One Call Stadium). This clash of the 2025/26 EFL League One looks very promising!

Before placing your bets on this match, check out the full analysis, including predictions for Mansfield Town Football Club Limited vs Cardiff City Football Club Limited. We also highlight the most interesting odds and markets with a high chance of winning. Providing today’s best free tip to help you make informed and profitable betting decisions.

APWin predictions for Mansfield Town vs Cardiff City

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

Cardiff City Win

Market: Cardiff City Win · @ 1.76

1.76

Last updated: 27-04-2026

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

Our prediction is: Cardiff City win or draw

Even though Cardiff City will be the away side in this matchup, we do not expect them to go down in defeat. We recommend betting on Cardiff City to win or draw in the Double Chance market, where a win or a draw will win the bet.

Cardiff City does have its share of flaws, but Mansfield Town has also looked quite vulnerable of late, and not even being at home might be enough for them to avoid dropping points to Cardiff City.

Our prediction is: Under 2.5 goals in the match

It's hard to see too many goals in this match between Mansfield Town and Cardiff City given their lack of goalscoring ability.

That is why we project the total to go under 2.5 goals. So if 2 or fewer goals are scored, the bet wins.

Mansfield Town Preview

Mansfield Town has played 45 matches in the EFL League One so far, with 15 wins, 17 draws, and 13 losses. This results in an average of 1.38 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 19 wins, 19 draws, and 17 losses. Mansfield Town's attack has scored 74 goals, 57 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.27 goals per league match and 1.35 goals per match across the entire season.

Will Evans is the team’s top scorer with 8 goals, while Rhys Oates leads the team in assists with 3. Defensively, The Stags has conceded 46 goals in the league (an average of 1.02) and 64 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.16 over 55 matches).

Mansfield Town's Latest Results

Cardiff City preview

In 45 EFL League One matches, Cardiff City has recorded 27 wins, 10 draws, and 8 losses, with an average of 2.02 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 33 wins in 55 matches. The team has scored 101 goals, 86 of them in the EFL League One (an average of 1.91 goals per match), with Yousef Salech being the team's top scorer with 14 goals and Ollie Tanner providing 11 assists.

Defensively, The Bluebirds has conceded 45 goals in the league and 59 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.07 goals conceded per match.

Cardiff City's Latest Results