PSG v Tottenham: Referee appointed for the UEFA Super Cup! | OneFootball

On Wednesday, August 13th, during the 2025 European Super Cup, Paris Saint-Germain will face Tottenham at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine (kick-off at 9 pm, broadcast on Canal+). The referee for the match has been chosen, and it will be João Pinheiro (37 years old). He has quite an interesting experience in the championship (177 matches in the Portuguese first division) without being a veteran in the Champions League, with 7 matches to his credit.

Yellow cards –

With M. Pinheiro as the referee, we can expect yellow cards to be distributed very quickly during the match. Indeed, while the French average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), the match referee has given an average of 4.62 yellow cards per match throughout his career in Liga Portugal (figures from Transfermarkt). This is very high, let's hope it's without forgetting the dialogue and in favor of a match without tension or foul play.

Direct red cards –

The referee for the European Super Cup is much less severe when it comes to direct red cards. Indeed, Pinheiro has a rate of 0.09 expulsions per match in his career, while the French average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). This goes along with the idea of management rather than sanctioning everything.

Second yellow cards –

João Pinheiro is not in the habit of sending off a player after their first yellow card in a match, since he has given a second warning to the same player an average of 0.10 times per match. This is lower than the French average, which is 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03). With many yellow cards initially, this confirms the idea of warning to calm things down, without forgetting to take action if necessary.

Penalties –

As for penalties, the man who will referee the European Super Cup is higher than the French average, with 0.37 penalties whistled per match, while in Ligue 1 the average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).

History –

Pinheiro has never faced PSG or Tottenham before.

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