League One · 2026

AFC Wimbledon vs Mansfield Town · League One

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
0.711.43
Expected goals
0.871.16
Shots
1112.7
Possession
46.6%45.9%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: AFC Wimbledon's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: mansfield Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

AFC Wimbledon's recent record differs from the season

moderate

AFC Wimbledon's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.71 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goal/match0.71 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Mansfield Town have a visible away split

weak

Mansfield Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.3 shots/match12.7 shots/match13.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: AFC Wimbledon favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · Mansfield Town in 7 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

AFC Wimbledon7 matchesMansfield Town7 matches
0.71 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 1.43 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.86 goals/match
0.87 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.16 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 12.7 shots/match
2.57 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 3.86 shots/match
46.6% ●Possession7/745.9%
5.57 corners/match ●Corners7/73.71 corners/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls7/714 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0AFC Wimbledon
2Draws
0Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town — AFC Wimbledon · League One2–2
AFC Wimbledon — Mansfield Town · League One0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness33 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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