This Saturday, as part of Matchday 27 of Ligue 1 2024-2025, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) take on Saint-Etienne (17th) at Stade Geoffroy Guichard (kick-off 7pm, UTC+1). The referee for the match has been chosen: Jérémy Stinat (46). He has a wealth of experience in Ligue 1, with 112 matches to his name.
He will be assisted by Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu. Antoine Valnet will be the 4th referee. Video assistance will be provided by Dominique Julien and Christian Guillard.
Yellow cards –
With Mr. Stinat on the whistle, we can expect the yellow cards to come out fairly quickly 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 3.75 yellows per match throughout his career in Ligue 1 (Transfermarkt figures). That’s pretty high, but it has to be to protect the players and not because of a lack of dialogue or calm.
Direct red cards –
The man on the whistle on Saturday was less severe when it came to direct red cards. In fact, Stinat has given out 0.13 red cards per match in his career, whereas the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation 0.07). He therefore prefers to use warnings, without resorting to all-out sanctions.
Second yellow cards –
Jérémy Stinat is not in the habit of sending off a player after his first yellow card in a match, as he has given a second warning to the same player an average of 0.08 times per match. This is just below the national average of 0.09 (standard deviation 0.03). With so many yellows and so few reds, there’s a real sense that the exclusion is more difficult than the caution.
Penaltys –
Finally, when it comes to penalties, the man on the whistle on Saturday is higher than average, with 0.36 penalties whistled per match, whereas the average in Ligue 1 is 0.34 (standard deviation 0.08).
