The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Unai Simón

Lionel Messi converts 77.0% of his career penalties; Unai Simón concedes 82.6%. 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

🇦🇷 Argentine117/152 scoredraw 77%adjusted 77%

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Unai Simón

🇪🇸 Espagne1.90 mconcedes 38/46raw 83%adjusted 82%

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78.5%15.9%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 46 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
152Penalties46
77%Raw rate83%
77%Adjusted rate82%
78.5%Head to head21.5%

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