The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Kepa Arrizabalaga

Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Kepa Arrizabalaga concedes 76.5%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 74.7%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

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

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Kepa Arrizabalaga

🇪🇸 Espagne★★★☆☆1.88 mconcedes 26/34raw 76%adjusted 78%

Shootout : 0 shot

74.7%18.7%6.6%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

🎯 Click a zone of the goal to aim — click again to release. Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 34 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 MessiStatisticKepa Arrizabalaga
150Penalties34
77%Raw rate76%
78%Adjusted rate78%
74.7%Head to head25.3%

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