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Mikael Lesage
Referee · Ligue 1 · 70 games on file, 25 Sep 18 to 21 May 22
4.4
Cards / game
4.1
Yellow / game
0.26
Red / game
10.2
Corners / game
3.11
Goals / game
Home / away card split
Cards aren’t entirely a referee’s own doing, since different teams sit either side every match, but a persistent lean here is a genuine pattern in how this official is appointed and how they officiate.
Home cards/game
2.11
Away cards/game
2.29
Every game by season
All 70 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2021/22 · Ligue 120 games
Games
20
Cards / game
4.7
League avg: 4.22
Goals / game
3.25
League avg: 2.81
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 22 | Clermont vs Lyon | 1–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 07 May 22 | Brest vs Strasbourg | 0–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Apr 22 | Lorient vs Metz | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Apr 22 | Monaco vs Troyes | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 03 Apr 22 | Clermont vs Nantes | 2–3 | 5/1 | 1/0 |
| 13 Mar 22 | Angers vs Reims | 0–1 | 6/1 | 3/1 |
| 19 Feb 22 | Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | 2/0 | 6/0 |
| 23 Jan 22 | Bordeaux vs Strasbourg | 4–3 | 5/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Jan 22 | Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest | 2–0 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Dec 21 | Bordeaux vs Lille | 2–3 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 12 Dec 21 | Strasbourg vs Marseille | 0–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 Dec 21 | Brest vs Saint-Etienne | 1–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Nov 21 | Rennes vs Montpellier | 2–0 | 1/0 | 3/1 |
| 30 Oct 21 | Lyon vs Lens | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 17 Oct 21 | Strasbourg vs Saint-Etienne | 5–1 | 3/0 | 2/1 |
| 26 Sep 21 | Marseille vs Lens | 2–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Sep 21 | Montpellier vs Bordeaux | 3–3 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Sep 21 | Paris Saint-Germain vs Clermont | 4–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Aug 21 | Saint-Etienne vs Lille | 1–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 07 Aug 21 | Lyon vs Brest | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
2020/21 · Ligue 119 games
Games
19
Cards / game
3.9
League avg: 4.14
Goals / game
3.58
League avg: 2.76
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 21 | Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 May 21 | Nice vs Strasbourg | 0–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 08 May 21 | Lyon vs Lorient | 4–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 May 21 | Brest vs Nantes | 1–4 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 11 Apr 21 | Lyon vs Angers | 3–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 19 Mar 21 | Saint-Etienne vs Monaco | 0–4 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Feb 21 | Dijon vs Paris Saint-Germain | 0–4 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 17 Feb 21 | Marseille vs Nice | 3–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 14 Feb 21 | Metz vs Strasbourg | 1–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 03 Feb 21 | Bordeaux vs Lille | 0–3 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Jan 21 | Rennes vs Lyon | 2–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Dec 20 | Saint-Etienne vs Nimes | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 Dec 20 | Montpellier vs Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 28 Nov 20 | Marseille vs Nantes | 3–1 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 01 Nov 20 | Lille vs Lyon | 1–1 | 3/0 | 3/1 |
| 17 Oct 20 | Reims vs Lorient | 1–3 | 4/2 | 1/0 |
| 04 Oct 20 | Strasbourg vs Lille | 0–3 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Sep 20 | Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz | 1–0 | 3/1 | 2/0 |
| 13 Sep 20 | Nimes vs Rennes | 2–4 | 2/0 | 6/0 |
2019/20 · Ligue 113 games
Games
13
Cards / game
4.8
League avg: 4.05
Goals / game
3.23
League avg: 2.52
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Feb 20 | Montpellier vs Strasbourg | 3–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 15 Feb 20 | Bordeaux vs Dijon | 2–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 01 Feb 20 | Nimes vs Monaco | 3–1 | 4/0 | 3/2 |
| 21 Dec 19 | Monaco vs Lille | 5–1 | 5/1 | 1/0 |
| 08 Dec 19 | Marseille vs Bordeaux | 3–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 30 Nov 19 | Strasbourg vs Lyon | 1–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 09 Nov 19 | Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Oct 19 | Strasbourg vs Nice | 1–0 | 1/0 | 3/1 |
| 06 Oct 19 | Lille vs Nimes | 2–2 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 Sep 19 | Monaco vs Nice | 3–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Sep 19 | Bordeaux vs Metz | 2–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 27 Aug 19 | Montpellier vs Lyon | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/1 |
| 11 Aug 19 | Lille vs Nantes | 2–1 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
2018/19 · Ligue 118 games
Games
18
Cards / game
4.3
League avg: 3.93
Goals / game
2.39
League avg: 2.56
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 19 | Dijon vs Toulouse | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 May 19 | Lille vs Bordeaux | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/1 |
| 30 Apr 19 | Montpellier vs Paris Saint-Germain | 3–2 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 20 Apr 19 | Guingamp vs Marseille | 1–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Apr 19 | Rennes vs Nice | 0–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | Amiens vs Bordeaux | 0–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 16 Mar 19 | Guingamp vs Dijon | 1–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Mar 19 | Saint-Etienne vs Lille | 0–1 | 4/2 | 3/0 |
| 24 Feb 19 | Rennes vs Marseille | 1–1 | 4/0 | 3/1 |
| 10 Feb 19 | Nice vs Lyon | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 02 Feb 19 | Monaco vs Toulouse | 2–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 13 Jan 19 | Marseille vs Monaco | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 23 Dec 18 | Bordeaux vs Amiens | 1–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 04 Dec 18 | Montpellier vs Lille | 0–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Nov 18 | Guingamp vs Lyon | 2–4 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Oct 18 | Paris Saint-Germain vs Amiens | 5–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | Lille vs Marseille | 3–0 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 25 Sep 18 | Nantes vs Nice | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.