This Tuesday, in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (1st in Ligue 1) take on Dunkerque (5th in Ligue 2) at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (kick-off 9.10pm, UTC+1). Jérôme Brisard (39 years old) has been chosen to referee the match. He has a wealth of experience in Ligue 1, with 156 matches to his name.
The man with the whistle will be assisted by Alexis Auger and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th referee will be Thomas Leonard. Video assistance will be provided by Nicolas Rainville and Wilfried Bien.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Brisard on the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be few and far between during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation 0.39), Tuesday’s referee gave an average of 3.49 yellows per match throughout his career in Ligue 1 (Transfermarkt figures). That’s pretty low, so let’s hope we manage the match well.
Direct red cards –
The man on the whistle on Tuesday was far more severe when it came to direct red cards. Brisard’s career total is 0.22 exclusions per match, compared with a national average of 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). Clearly, there’s no question of being particularly lenient.
Second yellow cards –
Jérôme Brisard is not in the habit of sending off a player after his first yellow card in a match, as he issued a second warning to the same player an average of 0.05 times per match. This is well below the national average of 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03). With few yellows and many reds, this is relatively logical. And it’s understandable that he doesn’t hesitate to exclude directly when it’s “borderline”.
Penalties –
Finally, when it comes to penalties, the man with the whistle on Tuesday is well above average, with 0.39 penalties whistled per match, compared with the Ligue 1 average of 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).
