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								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	590	530	48,035	533.7	506	227	733	444	62	76	50	0	126.8	110.7	77.8	188.5	1074	2020	1394	0.95	0.43	1.37	0.83	1.26	0.65	0.40	1.05	0.57	0.97
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	693	618	55,772	619.7	541	150	691	430	111	128	90	8	123.4	96.6	23.1	119.7	661	542	1482	0.87	0.24	1.12	0.69	0.94	0.81	0.15	0.96	0.63	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	3 squads	533.7	506	1313	1295	44.2	5.11	2.43	0.15	0.34	19.7	221	62	76	126.8	110.7	0.11	+30.2	+31.3
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	541	1457	1558	38.6	5.68	2.51	0.12	0.28	17.7	76	111	128	123.4	96.6	0.12	+2.6	+0.4

Passing

Passing Table
						Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
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	PrgP
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	533.7	10164	12720	79.9	153439	53569	5768	6480	89.0	3018	3686	81.9	828	1338	61.9	227	77.8	84.2	+149.2	514	1387	758	25	2020
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	4275	5327	80.3	56384	10529	2689	3079	87.3	1102	1362	80.9	186	279	66.7	150	23.1	18.5	+126.9	205	295	146	27	542

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	3 squads	533.7	12720	11563	993	420	260	104	606	36	435	170	82	6	10164	164	279
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	5327	5090	211	41	17	28	343	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	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	533.7	1397	7.16	850	102	209	85	140	11	224	1.15	145	14	32	18	14	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	608	3.99	377	6	70	98	54	3	77	0.51	39	0	12	18	8	0

Defensive Actions

Defensive Actions Table
						Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	533.7	113	86	14	52	47	28	118	23.7	90	60	1	59	44	144	2	2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	48	51	14	19	15	13	61	21.3	48	46	11	35	47	74	120	2

Possession

Possession Table
						Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	533.7	15092	9	405	6754	8136	1152	15072	1338	858	64.1	461	34.5	11491	69801	36149	1074	1033	355	363	486	13028	1394
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	7125	138	386	2716	4093	1051	7092	360	212	58.9	146	40.6	4564	29742	16546	661	456	264	287	163	5936	1482

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	3 squads	590	48,035	81	69.6	533.7	530	88	470	60	34	0	2.31	765	246	+519	+1.76	+1.21	394.5	213.8	+180.7	+0.93	+0.80
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	693	55,772	80	69.5	619.7	618	88	507	75	29	4	2.22	692	296	+396	+1.36	+0.58	281.0	172.2	+108.8	+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	3 squads	533.7	50	0	0	366	548	84	606	44	86	4	0	0	436	39	44	47.0
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	619.7	90	8	0	464	318	337	343	47	51	10	0	0	323	180	200	47.4

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