Rennes v PSG: Referee appointed for Ligue 1 matchday 22 | OneFootball

This Friday, as part of the 22nd day of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Rennes (6th) at Roazhon Park (kick-off at 7 PM, broadcast on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been chosen, it will be Benoît Bastien (42 years old), who has significant experience in Ligue 1, with 269 matches under his belt.

The man with the whistle will be assisted by Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu. As for the role of the 4th referee, it will be occupied by Jérémy Stinat. And video assistance will be provided by Wilfried Bien and Yann Flament.

Yellow Cards –

With Mr. Bastien at the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be quickly distributed during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.39), Friday's referee has given an average of 3.90 yellow cards per match throughout his Ligue 1 career (figures from Transfermarkt). Hopefully, this will not be without dialogue, but at least the players should be protected.

Direct Red Cards –

The man with the whistle this Friday is slightly stricter when it comes to direct red cards. Indeed, Bastien averages 0.18 expulsions per match in his career, while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). So, there is no question of letting bad actions go unpunished, nor of sanctioning indiscriminately.

Second Yellow Cards –

Benoît Bastien does not particularly have the habit of excluding a player after their first yellow card in a Ligue 1 match. The national average is 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03), and he is at 0.08. With many yellows at first, we see that warnings come more easily than exclusions. Perhaps the yellows also help to prevent escalation.

Penalties –

Finally, regarding penalties, the man with the whistle on Saturday 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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