Paris FC/PSG – an inexperienced referee appointed for matchday 34 | OneFootball

This Sunday, as part of the 34th matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Paris FC (11th) at Stade Jean Bouin (kick-off at 9 p.m., live on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been appointed: Guillaume Paradis (32). He is still building his Ligue 1 experience, with only 14 matches to his name.

The man in the middle will be assisted by Nicolas Durand and Ludovic Reyes. Azzedine Souifi will serve as the fourth official. And video assistance will be handled by Yohan Rouinsard and Ludovic Rémy.

Yellow cards -

With Mr. Paradis in charge, we can expect yellow cards to come out fairly “smoothly” during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), Sunday’s referee has handed out an average of 4.00 yellow cards per match over his entire Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). That is clearly above the average. This can help ensure good protection for the players and the game, but dialogue should not be forgotten.

Straight red cards -

The referee this Sunday is much less strict when it comes to straight reds. Paradis averages 0.08 send-offs per match in his Ligue 1 career (just 1 total), while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). So he is not the type to hand out punishments left and right.

Second yellow cards -

Guillaume Paradis has not yet sent off a player after a first yellow card in a Ligue 1 match. The national average stands at 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03). With a lot of yellows on the one hand and few reds on the other, that is a little surprising. Hopefully the yellows are doing their job to calm things down, and that he is not then “missing” red cards afterward.

Penalties -

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

Of course, the low number of matches also makes the statistics a little less clear. It will be interesting for Guillaume Paradis to referee this match without any particular stakes in order to gain experience.

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