The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Manuel Neuer

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Manuel Neuer concedes 79.3%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 75.8%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Manuel Neuer

🇩🇪 Allemagne1.93 mconcedes 65/82raw 79%adjusted 80%

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75.8%17.9%6.3%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 82 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 MessiStatisticManuel Neuer
152Penalties82
77%Raw rate79%
77%Adjusted rate80%
75.8%Head to head24.2%

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