Player Comparison: Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo

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Compare player statistics for: Lionel Messi career vs. Cristiano Ronaldo career, Domestic Leagues.

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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	xA	npxG+xA	xG	xA	xG+xA	npxG	npxG+xA
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	530	474	42,952	477.2	475	197	414	61	74	50	0	1.00	0.41	1.41	0.87	1.28	96.1	81.4	56.5	137.9	0.69	0.41	1.10	0.59	0.99
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	627	560	50,437	560.4	487	140	390	97	114	80	8	0.87	0.25	1.12	0.70	0.95	109.1	83.9	17.6	101.5	0.82	0.13	0.95	0.63	0.76

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	477.2	475	927	1203	44.7	5.45	2.52	0.15	0.34	19.1	180	61	74	96.1	81.4	0.11	+29.9	+30.6
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	487	922	1441	36.9	5.70	2.57	0.11	0.27	17.1	70	97	114	109.1	83.9	0.11	+5.9	+3.1

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	xA	A-xA	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	Prog
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	477.2	7284	9095	80.1	122222	40801	3981	4510	88.3	2424	2948	82.2	752	1261	59.6	197	56.5	+2.5	362	919	586	34	1330
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	3866	4756	81.3	57802	11289	2293	2652	86.5	1212	1451	83.5	248	365	67.9	140	17.6	+5.4	176	223	142	30	314

Pass Types

Pass Types Table
							Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Height			Body Parts					Outcomes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Press	Sw	Crs	CK	In	Out	Str	Ground	Low	High	Left	Right	Head	TI	Other	Cmp	Off	Out	Int	Blocks
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	477.2	9095	8344	751	351	128	1711	241	284	295	101	35	7	7009	894	1192	8143	795	77	29	29	7284	102	98	293	296
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	4756	4559	197	43	16	1001	88	232	12	0	0	0	3712	593	451	724	3726	109	83	62	3866	20	42	132	173

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	477.2	972	7.01	566	65	154	58	121	8	156	1.12	92	11	26	14	12	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	526	3.94	322	5	61	82	48	8	72	0.54	37	0	10	18	6	1

Defensive Actions

Defensive Actions Table
						Tackles					Vs Dribbles				Pressures						Blocks
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Past	Press	Succ	%	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Blocks	Sh	ShSv	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	477.2	68	65	13	29	26	13	81	16.0	68	1399	418	29.9	73	587	739	53	2	0	51	41	102	1	0
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	43	29	12	19	12	14	67	20.9	53	1072	262	24.4	93	419	560	58	19	0	39	40	75	98	1

Possession

Possession Table
						Touches							Dribbles					Carries								Receiving
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Succ	Att	Succ%	#Pl	Megs	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	Prog	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Targ	Rec	Rec%	Prog
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	2 squads	477.2	11156	5	286	5395	6601	988	10399	693	1045	66.3	735	39	9617	51127	30403	1933	725	220	237	374	11239	9517	84.7	1166
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	6501	119	345	2778	3957	1017	6246	206	339	60.8	216	6	4976	29391	18310	1138	355	222	256	174	7594	5429	71.5	1457

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	530	42,952	81	82.9	477.2	474	88	420	56	33	0	2.33	621	191	+430	+1.81	+0.50	276.5	138.4	+138.2	+1.00	+0.43
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	627	50,437	80	75.2	560.4	560	88	457	67	29	2	2.23	560	232	+328	+1.42	+0.49	246.1	148.3	+97.8	+0.73	+0.17

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	477.2	50	0	0	351	499	57	284	41	65	1	0	0	580	28	32	46.7
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	4 squads	560.4	80	8	0	428	260	181	232	40	29	8	0	0	481	132	143	48.0

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