This Wednesday, in an advanced match of the 16th day of Ligue 1 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) take on Monaco (3rd) at the Stade Louis II (kick-off 9pm, broadcast on beIN SPORTS). The referee for the match has been chosen: François Letexier (35). He has a wealth of experience in Ligue 1, with 162 matches to his name.
He will be assisted by Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. Mikaël Lesage will act as 4th referee. Video assistance will be provided by Jérôme Brisard and Mehdi Mokhtari.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Letexier at the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be handed out very quickly during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation 0.39), Wednesday’s referee has given an average of 4.00 yellows per match throughout his career in Ligue 1 (Transfermarkt figures). That’s very high, let’s hope it’s without forgetting the dialogue but with good player protection.
Direct red cards –
The man on the whistle this Wednesday is less severe when it comes to direct exclusions, as he has a low tendency when it comes to handing out direct red cards. In fact, Letexier has handed out 0.15 exclusions per match in his career, whereas the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). We can only hope that the warnings serve to calm the players down, even if exclusions are not uncommon either.
Second yellow cards –
François Letexier has a habit of sending off a player after his first yellow card in a match, as he issued a second warning to the same player 0.11 times per match on average. This is well above the national average of 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03). With a lot of yellows and reds that don’t scare him, this is relatively logical. It’s up to the players to behave.
Penaltys –
Finally, when it comes to penalties, the man with the whistle on Wednesday is even higher than average, with 0.40 penalties whistled per match, compared with an average of 0.34 in Ligue 1 (standard deviation 0.08).
