Player Comparison: Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo

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Standard Stats

Standard Stats Table
					Playing Time				Performance							Per 90 Minutes					Expected				Per 90 Minutes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	560	503	45,547	506.1	488	215	427	61	75	50	0	0.96	0.42	1.39	0.84	1.27	112.0	96.7	67.9	164.6	0.67	0.41	1.07	0.58	0.98
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	652	578	52,212	580.1	498	138	400	98	115	85	8	0.86	0.24	1.10	0.69	0.93	123.6	96.8	23.4	120.2	0.81	0.15	0.97	0.64	0.79

Shooting

Shooting Table
						Standard												Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	488	1190	1246	44.7	5.19	2.46	0.15	0.34	19.8	199	61	75	112.0	96.7	0.11	+27.0	+28.3
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	498	1226	1462	38.1	5.65	2.52	0.12	0.27	17.7	76	98	115	123.6	96.8	0.12	+2.4	+0.2

Passing

Passing Table
						Total					Short			Medium			Long
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	Prog
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	8843	11065	79.9	132714	46647	5024	5652	88.9	2610	3186	81.9	716	1152	62.2	215	67.9	72.4	+147.1	439	1217	679	23	1437
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	4275	5327	80.3	56384	10530	2689	3079	87.3	1102	1362	80.9	186	279	66.7	138	23.4	18.5	+114.6	205	295	146	27	292

Pass Types

Pass Types Table
							Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	11065	10075	844	374	222	93	534	35	351	145	56	4	8843	146	228
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	5327	5090	211	41	17	28	295	88	16	0	0	0	4275	26	166

Goal and Shot Creation

Goal and Shot Creation Table
						SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	Drib	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	Drib	Sh	Fld	Def
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	1227	7.32	746	76	193	75	128	9	199	1.19	126	11	32	16	13	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	609	4.00	377	6	70	99	54	3	77	0.51	39	0	12	18	8	0

Defensive Actions

Defensive Actions Table
						Tackles					Vs Dribbles				Blocks
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Past	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	92	74	14	41	37	22	99	22.2	77	53	1	52	40	119	2	2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	48	46	14	19	15	13	61	21.3	48	46	11	35	42	74	120	2

Possession

Possession Table
						Touches							Dribbles					Receiving
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Succ	Att	Succ%	Mis	Dis	Rec	Prog
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	13050	8	312	5773	7138	1011	13032	773	1182	65.4	310	427	11319	1081
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	7080	138	386	2704	4058	1032	7047	212	360	58.9	287	163	5890	1206

Playing Time

Playing Time Table
					Playing Time					Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	560	45,547	81	82.6	506.1	503	88	444	57	33	0	2.34	704	215	+489	+1.83	+0.61	349.3	177.2	+172.1	+1.03	+0.44
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	652	52,212	80	66.8	580.1	578	88	471	74	29	4	2.20	587	256	+331	+1.32	+0.51	285.0	177.4	+107.6	+0.71	+0.25

Miscellaneous Stats

Miscellaneous Stats Table
						Performance													Aerial Duels
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	506.1	50	0	0	353	512	77	534	40	74	4	0	0	366	36	38	48.6
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	580.1	85	8	0	438	275	258	295	42	46	10	0	0	323	180	200	47.4

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