This Saturday, as part of matchday 6 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) will face Auxerre (10th) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 9:05 PM, CET). The referee for the match has been selected: Thomas Léonard (44 years old). He has extensive experience in Ligue 1, having officiated 139 matches.
He will be assisted by Steven Torregrossa and Gwenaël Pasqualotti. Antoine Valnet will serve as the fourth official, and the video assistant referee team will consist of Alexandre Castro and Ludovic Rémy.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Léonard in charge, we can expect yellow cards to be shown fairly frequently during the match. Indeed, while the league average is 3.53 yellow cards per match (standard deviation of 0.39), the referee for Saturday’s match has shown an average of 3.71 yellow cards per match throughout his Ligue 1 career (Transfermarkt statistics). This could help protect players before the return of the Champions League, although open communication with the players is also important.
Direct red cards –
The referee for Saturday’s match is not particularly strict when it comes to direct red cards. Léonard has an average of 0.17 red cards per match in his career, while the league average is also 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.07). This means he won’t overlook serious offenses, but he won’t be overly harsh either.
Second yellow cards –
Thomas Léonard is also average when it comes to second yellow cards in Ligue 1. The league average is 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.03), which is the same as the average for this referee. This is quite logical.
Penalties –
Finally, regarding penalties, the referee on Saturday awarded penalties at a rate lower than the average, with 0.32 penalties per match, while the average in Ligue 1 is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.08).
