This Friday, as part of Matchday 21 of Ligue 1 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) take on AS Monaco (3rd) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off 9.05pm, CET). The referee for the match has been chosen: Clément Turpin (42). He has a wealth of experience, particularly in Ligue 1, with 292 matches to his name.
The man with the whistle will be assisted by Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages. Marc Bollengier will be the 4th referee. Video assistance will be provided by Bastien Dechepy and Yann Flament.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Turpin on the whistle, we can expect yellow cards to be relatively rare during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation 0.39), Saturday’s referee has given an average of 3.19 yellows per match in his entire Ligue 1 career (Transfermarkt figures). That’s very low, and it has to be because he’s in control of the match, not because he’s too lenient.
Direct red cards –
The man on the whistle this Saturday is more severe when it comes to direct exclusions, as he has a low tendency when it comes to handing out direct red cards. In fact, Turpin has issued 0.20 exclusions per match in his career, whereas the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). So, there’s no question of giving away any freebies.
Second yellow cards –
Clément Turpin’s habit is to send off a player after his first yellow card in a match, as he issued a second warning to the same player an average of 0.08 times per match. This is a little lower than the national average of 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03). With few yellows and “easier” reds, this is a rather logical balance.
Penalties –
Finally, as far as penalties are concerned, the man at the whistle on Saturday is lower than average, with 0.32 penalties whistled per match, compared with an average of 0.34 in Ligue 1 (standard deviation of 0.08).
