Lille v PSG: Referee named for Ligue 1 matchday 7, his stats 👨‍⚖️ | OneFootball

This Sunday, as part of the 7th day of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Lille (8th) at the Stade Pierre Mauroy (kick-off at 8:45 PM, broadcast on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been chosen, it will be Benoît Bastien (42 years old). He has significant experience in Ligue 1, with 261 matches under his belt.

The man with the whistle will be assisted by Hichram Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu. As for the role of 4th referee, it will be occupied by Abdelatif Kherradji. And video assistance will be provided by Cyril Gringore and Julien Schmitt.

Yellow Cards –

With Mr. Bastien at the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be shown quickly during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), Sunday's referee has given 3.92 yellows per match on average throughout his Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). This is much higher than the average, hopefully to protect the players and without forgetting dialogue.

Direct Red Cards –

The man with the whistle this Sunday is slightly more severe regarding direct reds. Indeed, Bastien averages 0.18 exclusions per match in his career while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). It is therefore not a question of letting bad actions go unpunished, without necessarily sanctioning indiscriminately.

Second Yellow Cards –

Benoît Bastien has excluded on average 0.07 times a player after their first yellow card in a Ligue 1 match. The national average is 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03). With many yellows and reds, this is rather a surprise. The idea is clearly to calm the players, evidently.

Penalties –

Finally, regarding penalties, the man with the whistle on Sunday is below average with 0.33 penalties awarded per match, while in Ligue 1 the average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).

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