Brest/PSG – Referee appointed for Ligue 1 matchday 4 clash | OneFootball

This Sunday, as part of the Matchday 4 of Ligue 1 2026-2027, Paris Saint-Germain (13th) will face Brest (7th) at Stade Francis Le-Blé (kick-off at 8:45pm, live on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been appointed: Willy Delajod (33 years old). Despite his young age, he has very significant Ligue 1 experience, with 144 matches to his name.

The man with the whistle will be assisted by Valentin Evrard and Nicolas Durand. As for the role of fourth official, it will be filled by Thomas Vincent. And video assistance will be handled by Hamid Guenaoui and Ludovic Remy.

Yellow cards -

With Mr. Delajod in charge, we can expect yellow cards to be handed out “normally” during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), Sunday’s referee has given an average of 3.60 yellow cards per match over his entire Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). Enough to hope it will be managed with player protection and dialogue.

Straight red cards -

The man with the whistle this Sunday is roughly just as strict when it comes to straight reds. Indeed, Delajod stands at 0.17 dismissals per match in his career, while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). So there should not be sanctions flying in every direction, nor any “oversights.”

Second yellow cards -

Willy Delajod rather tends to send off a player after a second yellow card in a Ligue 1 match. The national average stands at 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03), while he is at 0.11. With yellow cards that are not especially numerous, it is clear players will need to be very careful afterward.

Penalties -

Finally, when it comes to penalties, the man with the whistle on Sunday is above average with 0.43 penalties awarded per match, whereas the Ligue 1 average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).

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