The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Gianluigi Buffon

Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Gianluigi Buffon concedes 74.4%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 71.2%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine★★☆☆☆116/150 scoredraw 77%adjusted 78%

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Gianluigi Buffon

🇮🇹 Italie★★★★☆1.92 mconcedes 87/117raw 74%adjusted 76%

Shootout : 0 shot

71.2%21.3%7.5%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 117 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 MessiStatisticGianluigi Buffon
150Penalties117
77%Raw rate74%
78%Adjusted rate76%
71.2%Head to head28.8%

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