PSG v Angers: referee appointed for Ligue 1 matchday 2 | OneFootball

This Friday, as part of the 2nd matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) will face Angers (7th) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 8:45 p.m., broadcast on Ligue1+). The referee for the match has been chosen, it will be Hakim Ben El Hadj (47 years old). He has a lot of experience in Ligue 1, with 142 matches under his belt.

The referee will be assisted by Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Florian Goncalves De Araujo. As for the role of 4th referee, it will be occupied by Mickaël Leleu. And the video assistance will be provided by Mathieu Vernice and Mehdi Mokhtari.

Yellow cards –

With M. Ben El Hadj as the referee, we can expect the yellow cards to come out fairly "quietly" during the match. Indeed, while the national average per match is 3.53 (standard deviation of 0.27), the referee for Friday has given an average of 3.80 yellow cards per match throughout his career in Ligue 1 (figures from Transfermarkt). This is slightly higher than the average, but not excessively so. As long as it's without forgetting the protection of the players, all the better.

Direct red cards –

The referee for this Saturday is also slightly severe when it comes to direct red cards. Indeed, Ben El Hadj has a rate of 0.11 direct red cards per match in his career, while the national average per match is 0.17 (standard deviation of 0.06). So, it's not a question of letting bad behavior go unpunished, nor of sanctioning indiscriminately.

Second yellow cards –

Abdelatif Kherradji has sent off a player after their first yellow card in a Ligue 1 match 0.08 times per match on average. The national average is 0.09 (standard deviation of 0.01). He is therefore within the average in this regard.

Penalties –

Finally, when it comes to penalties, the referee for Saturday is lower than the average with 0.24 penalties whistled per match, while in Ligue 1 the average is 0.34 (standard deviation of 0.10).

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