This Sunday, as part of the Trophée des Champions 2024, Paris Saint-Germain will face Monaco at Stadium 974 (kick-off 5.30pm, broadcast on DAZN). The referee for the match has been chosen: Willy Delajod (32). He has a wealth of experience in Ligue 1, with 116 matches to his name.
Yellow cards –
With Mr Delajod at the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to come out very quickly during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation 0.39), Sunday’s referee has given an average of 3.72 yellows per match in his entire Ligue 1 career (Transfermarkt figures). That’s high, let’s hope it’s without forgetting the dialogue.
Direct red cards –
The man on the whistle this Sunday is also harsh on direct exclusions, as he has a strong tendency to hand out direct red cards. Indeed, Delajod has given out 0.20 exclusions per match in his career, whereas the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). It’s up to the players to behave and be careful with their tackles.
Second yellow cards –
Finally, Willy Delajod also has a habit of sending a player off after his first yellow card in a match, as he issued a second caution to the same player an average of 0.12 times per match. This is well above the national average of 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03). With a lot of yellows and no problem with reds, this is relatively logical. Even if it does mean a very high average number of exclusions per match.
Penalties –
Finally, as far as penalties are concerned, the man on the whistle on Sunday is still higher than average, with 0.43 penalties whistled per match, whereas the average in Ligue 1 is 0.34 (standard deviation 0.08).
