League One: Cardiff vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Cardiff and Mansfield who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mansfield go up against Cardiff on Saturday for a League One meeting at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff are number 2 in the table on 29 points after 15 matches. Mansfield rank as number 13 with 22 points after 16 matches played.

Team form: Cardiff vs Mansfield

Cardiff Form

Cardiff suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Peterborough in a 1-0 defeat. Blackpool also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-1, before Cardiff were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Northampton. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Cardiff but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six League One matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 14 goals while conceding eight.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 3-2 win against Harrogate Town. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Northampton, before suffering another loss in a 1-3 match against Huddersfield. Mansfield only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Betting facts for Cardiff and Mansfield

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Cardiff and Mansfield played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Cardiff vs Mansfield

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Yousef Salech brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Cardiff will start him against Mansfield, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Will Evans, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Mansfield

Full-time result

Cardiff won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Mansfield won three of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and five defeats as well. Mansfield were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches. Cardiff have not lost to Mansfield in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Cardiff only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Mansfield got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cardiff managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Mansfield kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mansfield, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Cardiff conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Mansfield scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.