The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Diego Alves

Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Diego Alves concedes 60.6%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 61.1%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine116/150 scoredraw 77%adjusted 78%

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Diego Alves

🇧🇷 Brésil1.87 mconcedes 43/71raw 61%adjusted 66%

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61.1%28.8%10.1%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 71 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
150Penalties71
77%Raw rate61%
78%Adjusted rate66%
61.1%Head to head38.9%

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