The 11-metre duel
Lionel Messi vs Gianluigi Buffon
Lionel Messi converts 77.0% 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.
🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%
VS
🇮🇹 Italie1.92 mconcedes 87/117raw 74%adjusted 76%
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Shootout : 0 shot
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 Messi | Statistic | Gianluigi Buffon |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Penalties | 117 |
| 77% | Raw rate | 74% |
| 77% | Adjusted rate | 76% |
| 71.2% | Head to head | 28.8% |
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