This Tuesday, in the last eight of the Coupe de France 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (1st in Ligue 1) take on Le Mans (11th) at the Stade Marie-Marvingt (kick-off 9.10pm, CET). Abdelatif Kherradji (39) has been chosen to referee the match. Kherradji’s experience in Ligue 1 starts with 9 matches. All this season.
The man with the whistle will be assisted by Cédric Favre and Gwenael Pasqualotti. As for the role of 4th referee, it will be occupied by Rémy Mandry.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Kherradji at the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be rather rare during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation 0.39), Tuesday’s referee has given an average of 3.11 yellows per match in his entire Ligue 1 career (Transfermarkt figures). That’s very low, and let’s hope it’s thanks to dialogue and not excessive leniency.
Direct red cards –
The man on the whistle on Tuesday is also very lenient when it comes to direct exclusions, as he has a low tendency to hand out direct red cards. In fact, Kherradji has given out 0.11 exclusions per match in his career, whereas the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). As long as it’s thanks to good management, so much the better.
Second yellow cards –
Abdelatif Kherradji has yet to give a player a second yellow in Ligue 1. As a reminder, the national average is 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03). With few yellows and reds, as well as a low number of matches, this is quite logical.
Penalties –
Finally, when it comes to penalties, the man on the whistle on Tuesday is even lower than the average, with 0.22 penalties whistled per match, compared with the Ligue 1 average of 0.34 (standard deviation 0.08).
