PSG v Rennes, referee appointed, plenty of yellows expected | OneFootball

This Sunday, as part of the opening matchday of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain will face Rennes at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 8:45 p.m., live on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been appointed: Bastien Dechepy (40 years old). He has solid Ligue 1 experience, with 97 matches to his name.

The man with the whistle will be assisted by Aurélien Berthomieu and Valentn Evrard. Geoffrey Kubler will serve as the fourth official. And video assistance will be handled by Nicolas Rainville and Wilfried Bien.

Yellow cards -

With Mr. Dechepy in charge, we can expect yellow cards to come out fairly easily during the match. Indeed, while the national average per game is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), Sunday’s referee has handed out an average of 3.78 yellow cards per match over his entire Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). Hopefully, that will be to protect the players, while still allowing room for dialogue.

Straight red cards -

The man with the whistle this Sunday is less strict when it comes to straight reds. Indeed, Dechepy averages 0.16 sendings-off per match in his career, while the national average per game is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). He is not the type to hand out punishments in every direction.

Second yellow cards -

Bastien Dechepy is not in the habit of sending 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), and he is also at 0.09. With plenty of yellow cards shown at first, dismissals tend to be harder to come by afterward. That fits with the lower number of straight red cards.

Penalties -

Finally, when it comes to penalties, Sunday’s referee is above average, with 0.40 penalties awarded per match, whereas the Ligue 1 average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).

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