Le Havre v PSG: Referee named for Ligue 1 matchday 24 | OneFootball

This Saturday, as part of the 24th day of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Le Havre (13th) at the Stade Océane (kick-off at 21:05, broadcast on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been chosen, it will be Hakim Ben El Hadj (47 years old). He has an interesting experience in Ligue 1, with 149 matches under his belt.

The man with the whistle will be assisted by Huseyin Ocak and Cyril Mungnier. As for the role of 4th referee, it will be occupied by Antoine Valnet. And video assistance will be provided by Jérémie Pignard and Julian Grelot.

Yellow cards –

With Mr. Ben El Hadj at the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be distributed rather quickly during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), the referee for Saturday has given an average of 3.74 yellows per match throughout his career in Ligue 1 (figures from Transfermarkt). If it's to ensure the protection of the players, so much the better. We must not forget the dialogue.

Direct red cards –

The man with the whistle this Saturday is much less severe on the side of direct reds. Indeed, Ben El Hadj stands at 0.11 exclusions per match in his career while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). We can hope for a certain measure.

Second yellow cards –

Abdelatif Kherradji does not particularly have the habit of excluding a player after their first yellow card in a Ligue 1 match. The national average is 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03), he is at 0.08. With many yellows and few reds, one might think he reduces a team to 10 only if there is really a bad gesture or behavior.

Penalties –

Finally, as for penalties, the man with the whistle on Saturday is also lower than the average with 0.26 penalties called per match, while in Ligue 1 the average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).

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