The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Kasper Schmeichel

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Kasper Schmeichel concedes 79.2%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 75.6%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Kasper Schmeichel

🇩🇰 Danemark1.89 mconcedes 99/125raw 79%adjusted 79%

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75.6%18.0%6.3%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 125 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 MessiStatisticKasper Schmeichel
152Penalties125
77%Raw rate79%
77%Adjusted rate79%
75.6%Head to head24.4%

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