PSG/Lorient – Referee appointed for Matchday 32 clash | OneFootball

This Saturday, as part of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 Matchday 32, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Lorient (9th) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 5 p.m., broadcast on beIN SPORTS). The referee for the match has been appointed: Bastien Dechepy (40 years old). He has solid Ligue 1 experience, with 95 matches to his name.

The man in the middle will be assisted by Julien Haulbert and Gwenaël Pasqualotti. Faouzi Benchabane will serve as the fourth official. And video assistance will be handled by Julien Schmitt and Hakim Ben El Hadj.

Yellow cards –

With Mr. Dechepy in charge, we can expect yellow cards to come out relatively quickly during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), Saturday’s referee has handed out an average of 3.77 yellow cards per match over his entire Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). The main thing is that it comes with good game management and that the players are protected.

Straight red cards –

The man with the whistle this Saturday is less strict when it comes to straight reds. Indeed, Dechepy averages 0.17 dismissals per match in his career, while the national average per game is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). So he is neither the type to let bad challenges go, nor to hand out sanctions in every direction.

Second yellow cards –

Bastien Dechepy is not in the habit of sending a player off 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 0.08. With a fairly high number of yellows shown early on, it seems the second one is rather harder to come by.

Penalties –

Finally, when it comes to penalties, Saturday’s referee is well above the average, with 0.41 penalties awarded per match, whereas the Ligue 1 average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).

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