The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Samir Handanovič

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Samir Handanovič concedes 72.2%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 69.2%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Samir Handanovič

🇸🇮 Slovénie1.93 mconcedes 83/115raw 72%adjusted 74%

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69.2%22.8%8.0%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 115 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 MessiStatisticSamir Handanovič
152Penalties115
77%Raw rate72%
77%Adjusted rate74%
69.2%Head to head30.8%

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