AFC Wimbledon vs Mansfield Town Prediction & Preview - League One
Mansfield Town come to south-west London unbeaten in their last two games. AFC Wimbledon have lost both of theirs, the second a 0-5 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday 3 days before this match. That is the gap heading into AFC Wimbledon vs Mansfield Town, a League One fixture at the Cherry Red Records Stadium with a 19:45 BST kick-off on Tuesday 20 October 2026. It is narrower than that last scoreline suggests: over their last six league games Wimbledon have taken 8 points, Mansfield 6.
When and where is AFC Wimbledon vs Mansfield Town?
AFC Wimbledon play Mansfield Town in League One at the Cherry Red Records Stadium in Wimbledon, south-west London, on Tuesday 20 October 2026, with kick-off at 19:45 BST. Johnnie Jackson manages Wimbledon and Nigel Clough manages Mansfield.
- Fixture: AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town
- Competition: League One
- Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
- Kick-off: 19:45 BST
- Venue: Cherry Red Records Stadium, London
- Call the score: AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town
AFC Wimbledon's recent form
Wimbledon have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last six League One games, scoring 5 and conceding 8. Three of those games ended as clean sheets for them, which tells you most of what you need to know about how this team gets results.
The good run came early: 2-0 away at Bromley 43 days before this match, then 1-0 at home to Doncaster Rovers 38 days before. A 0-0 at home to Milton Keynes Dons and a 1-1 draw away to Cambridge United followed. Since then, two defeats - 1-2 at Plymouth Argyle and the 0-5 at Sheffield Wednesday.
The attack is the problem. They have managed two or more goals in just 1 of those six games, and failed to score in 2.
Mansfield Town's recent form
One win in six for the Stags, and it came at home: 2-1 against Bromley 10 days before this match. Add three draws - 1-1 at home to Oxford United 5 days ago, 2-2 away at Burton Albion, 0-0 at home to Huddersfield Town - and that is 6 points.
Their two defeats were both on the road and both heavy enough to leave a mark: 0-1 at Bradford City 45 days before this match and 0-5 at Reading 48 days before. Ten goals conceded in six, one clean sheet.
And they have not won away from home in this run, losing or drawing all 3 of those trips. Wimbledon's two home games in the same stretch finished 0-0 and 1-0.
Team news
AFC Wimbledon remain without Mathew Stevens, who has yet to feature this season, while Dujuan Richards and Dan Sweeney have each missed the last three matches; Jackson picked up no fresh problems at Sheffield Wednesday and is expected to keep a back five with Jayden Stockley up front, according to Sports Mole. The same preview reports Lucas Akins and Billy Cargill unavailable to Clough with hamstring injuries and David McGoldrick a doubt after three games out, with Michael Smith and Rhys Oates the likely pairing in attack.
AFC Wimbledon vs Mansfield Town prediction
Our prediction is a 1-0 AFC Wimbledon win over Mansfield Town in League One at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Tuesday 20 October 2026. Wimbledon's home football in this run has been tight rather than productive, with 0-0 and 1-0 the two results, and three clean sheets in six says the shape holds even when nothing happens at the other end. Mansfield have not won any of their 3 away games in that spell and have failed to score in 3 of their last six. Both sides have scored 5 goals in six matches, so there is little here pointing to a high-scoring night.
Our prediction: AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Mansfield Town
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