This Saturday, as part of the 30th day of Ligue 1 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Le Havre (16th) au Princes park (kick -off at 5 p.m., broadcast on beIN SPORTS). The referee of the meeting was chosen, it will be Mathieu Vernice (31 years old). Which has experience in construction in Ligue 1, with 40 games on the clock.
The man with the whistle will be assisted by Florian Goncalves and Julien Garrigues. As for the role of 4th referee, it will be occupied by Mickael Leleu. And video assistance will be provided by Wilfried Bien and Julien Schmitt.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Vernice to the whistle, we can expect the yellow cards very easily during the meeting. Indeed, while the national average per meeting is to 3,53 (standard deviation of 0.39), the referee on Saturday gave 4,08 yellow per match on average in all his career in Ligue 1 (figures Transfer market). It’s very high, hope that it is without forgetting the dialogue.
Direct red boxes –
The man with the whistle this Saturday is also severe on the side of direct red boxes. Indeed, Vernice is at 0,23 exclusion by match in his career while the national average per meeting is to 0,17 (Type difference of 0.07). It’s clear, players will have to be very careful.
Seconds yellow cards –
Mathieu Vernice is also used to exclude a player after his first yellow card in a match, since he gave a second warning to the same player 0,10 times per match on average. Which is higher than the national average, which is at 0,09 (0.03 type deviation). With other boxes habits, it is not very surprising.
Penalties –
Finally, in terms of penalties, the man with the whistle on Saturday is again higher than the average with 0,40 penalty whistled per game, while in Ligue 1 the average is at 0,34 (0.08 type deviation).
