The 11-metre duel
Lionel Messi vs Edwin van der Sar
Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Edwin van der Sar concedes 89.3%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 84.0%. Your turn to shoot.
🇦🇷 Argentine★★☆☆☆116/150 scoredraw 77%adjusted 78%
VS
🇳🇱 Pays-Bas★☆☆☆☆1.99 mconcedes 50/56raw 89%adjusted 87%
Shootout : 0 shot
GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork
Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 56 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 Messi | Statistic | Edwin van der Sar |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | Penalties | 56 |
| 77% | Raw rate | 89% |
| 78% | Adjusted rate | 87% |
| 84.0% | Head to head | 16.0% |
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