The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Oliver Kahn

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Oliver Kahn concedes 82.1%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 78.3%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Oliver Kahn

🇩🇪 Allemagneconcedes 64/78raw 82%adjusted 82%

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78.3%16.1%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 78 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 MessiStatisticOliver Kahn
152Penalties78
77%Raw rate82%
77%Adjusted rate82%
78.3%Head to head21.7%

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