The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Diego Alves

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Diego Alves concedes 59.7%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 60.0%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Diego Alves

🇧🇷 Brésil1.87 mconcedes 43/72raw 60%adjusted 65%

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60.0%29.6%10.4%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 72 penalties. Below 12, a few points of difference mean nothing.

Tale of the tape

The raw numbers, and what is left of them once corrected for sample size.

Lionel MessiStatisticDiego Alves
152Penalties72
77%Raw rate60%
77%Adjusted rate65%
60.0%Head to head40.0%

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