Neil Warnock takes his high-flying Cardiff to Mansfield in an enticing FA Cup replay where the reward is a 4th round home tie against Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Manchester City. Mansfield, belied their League Two status to put in a gritty display at the Cardiff City Stadium in the first game between the sides and with home support behind them, will be relishing the chance to cause an upset.
English FA Cup – Mansfield Town v Cardiff City – Field Mill – Tuesday 16th January 2018 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 9/4 at Ladbrokes |
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Mansfield Town FC
Cardiff CityMansfield Town
Steve Evans is synonymous with building successful teams at lower league level and he looks to have found the right formula at Mansfield as his team are competing for promotion from League Two. The Stags sit 7th in the division and sit one point clear of the chasing pack in the play-off race and will see the FA Cup as a welcome distraction. Danny Rose is the club’s top scorer this season with 12 goals in all competitions and he will be looking to continue his impressive form against more prestigious opposition.
Cardiff City
The Bluebirds have had a fantastic first half of the season and are flying high in 3rd place in the Championship table under Neil Warnock. With 47 points from 26 games, Cardiff are only 2 points behind Derby County in second place and will be looking to propel themselves up towards the guaranteed promotion places. Junior Hoilett has notched 6 goals this season for Cardiff and has a habit of scoring in big games.
Head to Head
Cardiff boss the head to head record between the two sides with 19 wins compared to Mansfield’s 6 with another 10 meetings between the teams ending as draws.
The 0-0 draw between the sides on January 6th at the Cardiff City Stadium was the first meeting between the teams in nearly 15 years.
Mansfield Town v Cardiff City – Betting Odds and Predictions
The first match was a cagey affair and Mansfield will be hoping to have a go with home support behind them.
Both teams to score – YES – is a worthy punt at 19/20 with Bet 365.
Cardiff may field a stronger team in the replay and Junior Hoilett is always a threat, regardless of opposition.
Junior Hoilett to score anytime looks good value at 7/4 with Unibet.
Cardiff found Mansfield tough to break down at home and will need to ‘go for it’ here.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks excellent value at 11/10 with Stan James.
Despite being two divisions below Cardiff, Mansfield looked comfortable against the Bluebirds and could frustrate them for at least a half.
The match to be a draw at half time and Cardiff to be winning at full time is excellent value at 9/2 with Betvictor.
Score Prediction
Mansfield Town 1 – 2 Cardiff City – 8/1 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip Mansfield Town v Cardiff City
Mansfield have had an excellent cup run but should find Cardiff a little too strong, especially with Manchester City up next. Cardiff City to win the match and both teams to score is a strong bet at 7/2 with Coral.