ALL GOALS:
Messi - 604 in 751 (0.8);
Cristiano - 649 in 902 (0.72).
CLUB GOALS:
Messi - 543 in 628 (0.86);
Cristiano - 568 in 753 (0.75).
INTERNATIONAL GOALS:
Messi - 61 in 123 (0.5);
Cristiano - 81 in 149 (0.54).
LEAGUE GOALS:
Messi - 375 in 411 (0.91);
Cristiano - 394 in 509 (0.77).
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GOALS:
Messi - 100 in 124 (0.81);
Cristiano - 119 in 154 (0.77).
OTHER
(Copa del Rey, Spanish Supercup, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, Club World Cup, UEFA Supercup):
Messi - 68 in 93 (0.73);
Cristiano - 54 in 89 (0,61).
Messi has a better goalscoring ratio in every category except international goals, but what about when they were at their best, goalscoring wise?
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON:
Messi - 73 in 60 (1,22) (2011/12);
Cristiano - 61 in 54 (1,12) (2014/15).
MOST GOALS IN A CALENDAR YEAR:
Messi - 91 in 69 (1,31) (2012);
Cristiano - 69 in 59 (1,16) (2013).
Okay, but Cristiano's shots are said to be much more lethal than Messi's and he's a bigger threat from outside of the box, right? Here are their conversion rates since Ronaldo's move to Spain.
TOTAL CONVERSION RATE:
Messi - 22%;
Cristiano - 15%.
CONVERSION RATE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE BOX:
Messi - 11%;
Cristiano - 4%;
Alright, but Cristiano is still a much more decisive player and he works well under pressure, when his team needs him... right? Let's take a look.
CONVERSION RATE WHEN THEIR TEAM IS WINNING:
Messi - 23%;
Cristiano - 25%.
CONVERSION RATE WHEN THEIR TEAM IS DRAWING/LOSING:
Messi - 21%;
Cristiano - 5%.
As you can see, Messi's conversion rate drops almost unnoticeably when his team isn't in a favored position, while Ronaldo's drops drastically.
And how about GOALS IN FINALS?
Messi - 27 in 26 (1,03);
Cristiano - 18 in 23 (0,78).
Now, let's take a deeper look into their goals.
GOALS AFTER ONE DRIBBLE:
Messi - 122;
Cristiano - 48.
GOALS AFTER TWO DRIBBLES:
Messi - 41;
Cristiano - 11.
GOALS AFTER THREE DRIBBLES:
Messi - 15;
Cristiano - 2.
GOALS AFTER FOUR OR MORE DRIBBLES:
Messi - 4;
Cristiano - 0.
And how many times have they delivered the so-called 'pass before the assist' to latch onto the end of it? Let's see.
PRE-ASSISTED GOALS:
Messi - 98 (16%);
Cristiano - 14 (0.2%).
And who's the better provider?
ALL-TIME ASSISTS:
Messi - 247 in 751 (0,32);
Cristiano - 208 in 902 (0,23).
So basically, Messi has been directly involved in more goals than he's played games. He's been directly involved in 851 goals in 751 games, 100 more goals than games or 1,13 goals per game. Cristiano has been directly involved in 857 goals in 902 games or 0,95 goals per game.
What about when they were at their best, assist wise?
MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON:
Messi - 29 in 60 (0,48) (2011/12)
Cristiano - 21 in 54 (0,39) (2014/15)
MOST ASSISTS IN A CALENDAR YEAR:
Messi - 36 in 70 (0,52) (2011);
Cristiano - 20 in 60 (0,33) (2014).
MESSI'S UCL GOALS AGAINST PREMIER LEAGUE SIDES:
20 in 28 (0.72).
9 Goals vs Arsenal;
6 Goals vs Manchester City;
3 Goals vs Chelsea;
2 Goals vs Manchester United.
CRISTIANO'S GOALS AGAINST SELECTED ENGLISH TEAMS (ALL COMPS):
5 vs Arsenal, 5 vs Manchester City, 2 vs Manchester United, 1 vs Chelsea.
But yes, I'm sure Messi couldn't do it on a cold wet night at Stoke.
NON-PENALTY GOALS:
Messi - 527 in 751 (0.7);
Cristiano - 547 in 902 (0.6).
GOALS IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Messi - 100 in 124 (0.81);
Cristiano - 119 in 154 (0.77).
ASSISTS IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Messi - 27 in 124 (0.21);
Cristiano - 39 in 154 (0.25).
GOALS + ASSISTS IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Messi - 127 in 124 (1,02);
Cristiano - 158 in 154 (1,02).
HAT-TRICKS IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Messi - 7;
Cristiano - 7.
ARGENTINA'S WIN PERCENTAGE:
With Messi - 72%;
Without Messi - 19%.
TOTAL:
Messi - 98 in 123 (0.79);
Cristiano - 108 in 149 (0.72).
How can you possibly not see the difference lmfao.
Of course Ronaldo will have more goals since his move to spain, as he moved in his prime, which messi wasn't in. And even then if you look at assists messi has more goal involments than ronaldo per game.
And ronaldo is 2/3 years older than messi so if course he will have scored them faster, while also not being in a stacked barcelona with prime ronaldinho at the wing
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