Auxerre v PSG: Referee appointed for Ligue 1 matchday 19 | OneFootball

This Friday, as part of the 19th matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) will face Auxerre (17th) at the Abbé-Deschamps (kick-off at 8:00 pm, broadcast on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been chosen: it will be Mathieu Vernice (32 years old), who has developing experience in Ligue 1, with 49 matches under his belt.

The man with the whistle will be assisted by Florian Gonçalves De Araujo and Julien Garrigues. The role of 4th official will be filled by Florent Batta. And video assistance will be provided by Wilfried Bien and Ludovic Remy.

Yellow cards –

With Mr. Vernice officiating, we can expect yellow cards to be handed out quite easily during the match. In fact, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation 0.39), Friday’s referee has given out an average of 4.12 yellow cards per match throughout his Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). That’s much higher than the average. We hope the players will be well protected, but let’s not forget the importance of dialogue.

Straight red cards –

The man with the whistle this Friday is also strict when it comes to straight reds. Indeed, Vernice averages 0.22 dismissals per match in his career, while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). So there’s no question of letting bad behavior slide.

Second yellow cards –

Mathieu Vernice is quite used to sending off a player after their first yellow card in a Ligue 1 match. The national average is 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03), and he is at 0.10. With so many yellows and reds, that’s almost a small number.

Penalties –

Finally, as for penalties, the man with the whistle on Friday is again above average with 0.39 penalties called per match, while the Ligue 1 average is 0.34 (standard deviation 0.08).

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