Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: the stats side by side
Every match we track for both players, since the 2015 season. What they played before that does not count. The 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons are missing from our data for both players.
Stats side by side
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | ||
| 356 | Matches | 340 |
| 351 | Starts | 313 |
| 30,500 | Minutes played | 27,934 |
| 312 | Goals | 299 |
| 71 | Assists | 131 |
| 383 | Goals + assists | 430 |
| 63 | Penalties scored | 29 |
| 444 | Key passes | 845 |
| 326 | Successful dribbles | 1,129 |
| 34 | Yellow cards | 29 |
| 3 | Red cards | 0 |
| Per 90 minutes | ||
| 0.92 | Goals | 0.96 |
| 0.21 | Assists | 0.42 |
| 1.13 | Goals + assists | 1.39 |
| 5.28 | Shots | 4.62 |
| 2.37 | Shots on target | 2.40 |
| 1.31 | Key passes | 2.72 |
| 0.96 | Successful dribbles | 3.64 |
| 3.46 | Duels won | 6.61 |
| 0.13 | Tackles | 0.38 |
| 0.17 | Interceptions | 0.15 |
| 1.19 | Fouls drawn | 2.20 |
| Efficiency | ||
| 7.61 | FN rating | 8.32 |
| 98 | Minutes per goal | 93 |
| 80 | Minutes per goal or assist | 65 |
| 45% | Shots on target (%) | 52% |
| 17% | Shot conversion (%) | 21% |
| 82% | Penalties scored (%) | 69% |
| 50% | Successful dribbles (%) | 59% |
| 46% | Duels won (%) | 52% |
Cristiano Ronaldo against Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi faced each other 7 times. In those matches Cristiano Ronaldo had 3 goals and 0 assists, Lionel Messi 5 goals and 1 assists.
| Match | Cristiano RonaldoG / A | Lionel MessiG / A |
|---|---|---|
| FC Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid La Liga, 06/05/2018 | 1 / 0 | 1 / 0 |
| Real Madrid 0-3 FC Barcelona La Liga, 23/12/2017 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 |
| FC Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid Supercopa de España, 13/08/2017 | 1 / 0 | 1 / 0 |
| Real Madrid 2-3 FC Barcelona La Liga, 23/04/2017 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 0 |
| FC Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid La Liga, 03/12/2016 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| FC Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid La Liga, 02/04/2016 | 1 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Real Madrid 0-4 FC Barcelona La Liga, 21/11/2015 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
In the same competitions
| Competition | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
| La Liga | 92 | 86 | 22 | 137 | 133 | 50 |
| UEFA Champions League | 40 | 43 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 7 |
| FIFA World Cup | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Supercopa de España | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Club Friendlies | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
| 2026 |
|
15 | 6 | 0 |
|
50 | 41 | 19 |
| 2025 |
|
32 | 28 | 3 |
|
51 | 42 | 28 |
| 2024 |
|
63 | 51 | 5 |
|
31 | 24 | 14 |
| 2023 |
|
48 | 50 | 14 |
|
11 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 |
|
16 | 13 | 2 |
|
9 | 8 | 3 |
| 2018 |
|
50 | 37 | 13 |
|
55 | 55 | 19 |
| 2017 |
|
35 | 36 | 6 |
|
44 | 38 | 13 |
| 2016 |
|
49 | 40 | 13 |
|
48 | 53 | 15 |
| 2015 |
|
48 | 51 | 15 |
|
41 | 32 | 17 |
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi in numbers
Since the 2015 season Cristiano Ronaldo played 356 matches we track, with 312 goals and 71 assists: on average 1.13 goals and assists per 90 minutes. Since the 2015 season Lionel Messi played 340 matches we track, with 299 goals and 131 assists: on average 1.39 goals and assists per 90 minutes.
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