Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in 2015
Transfermarkt‘s criteria is more lenient in their concept of assists. They include deflected passes, rebounded shots, penalties earned, and passes or shots leading to an own goal.
In this section, we use that criterion, although the figures on Transfermarkt may differ, as they are quite inconsistent in gathering assists.
Cumulative distribution
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2014/2015
26
11
+15
2015/2016
32
18
+14
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2014/2015
26
11
+15
2015/2016
6
7
-1
Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in 2015: key facts
Who has more assists, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has provided 26 assists and Ronaldo 17 assists. Messi is ahead by 9. Messi gives an assist every 201 minutes and Ronaldo every 294 minutes, so Messi creates for his teammates 47% more often.
