The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Peter Schmeichel

Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Peter Schmeichel concedes 89.2%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 83.1%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

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

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Peter Schmeichel

🇩🇰 Danemark★☆☆☆☆1.96 mconcedes 33/37raw 89%adjusted 86%

Shootout : 0 shot

83.1%12.5%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 37 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 MessiStatisticPeter Schmeichel
150Penalties37
77%Raw rate89%
78%Adjusted rate86%
83.1%Head to head16.9%

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