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Penalty shoot-outs are basically still crap-shoots

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  1. shadow
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    79% of high kicks go in the goal, while only 72% of low kicks do. Keep that in mind for your next penalty shootout watching party! Fun to see the visualization they used, even though it doesn't...

    79% of high kicks go in the goal, while only 72% of low kicks do. Keep that in mind for your next penalty shootout watching party!

    Fun to see the visualization they used, even though it doesn't look like exact placement. It would be fun to see a heatmap of exact placement of balls heading toward the net and where they were scored/blocked/missed.

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  2. Luca
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    Probably an unpopular opinion, but I wish they just played until there was a winner. Yes, this would be terrible for players, especially if they have another game soon, but it would be a lot more...

    Probably an unpopular opinion, but I wish they just played until there was a winner. Yes, this would be terrible for players, especially if they have another game soon, but it would be a lot more fair, imo.

    Anyone remember the 11 hour match at Wimbledon between Isner and Mahut?

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