The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Petr Cech

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Petr Cech concedes 85.9%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 81.6%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Petr Cech

🇨🇿 Tchéquie1.96 mconcedes 67/78raw 86%adjusted 85%

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81.6%13.6%

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 MessiStatisticPetr Cech
152Penalties78
77%Raw rate86%
77%Adjusted rate85%
81.6%Head to head18.4%

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