The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Unai Simón

Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Unai Simón concedes 82.2%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 78.5%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine116/150 scoredraw 77%adjusted 78%

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Unai Simón

🇪🇸 Espagne1.90 mconcedes 37/45raw 82%adjusted 82%

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78.5%15.9%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 45 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 MessiStatisticUnai Simón
150Penalties45
77%Raw rate82%
78%Adjusted rate82%
78.5%Head to head21.5%

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