The 11-metre duel

Lionel Messi vs Wojciech Szczesny

Lionel Messi converts 77.3% of his career penalties; Wojciech Szczesny concedes 78.1%. Corrected for sample size and matched against each other, the goal comes out at 75.1%. Your turn to shoot.

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Lionel Messi

🇦🇷 Argentine116/150 scoredraw 77%adjusted 78%

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Wojciech Szczesny

🇵🇱 Pologne1.95 mconcedes 75/96raw 78%adjusted 79%

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75.1%18.4%6.5%

GoalKeeper saveOff target or woodwork

Confidence high — the smaller sample in this duel is 96 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 MessiStatisticWojciech Szczesny
150Penalties96
77%Raw rate78%
78%Adjusted rate79%
75.1%Head to head24.9%

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