Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in 2019
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
2018/2019
11
5
+6
2019/2020
21
8
+13
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018/2019
11
5
+6
2019/2020
10
3
+7
Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in 2019: key facts
Who has more assists, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has provided 18 assists and Ronaldo 4 assists. Messi is ahead by 14. Messi gives an assist every 260 minutes and Ronaldo every 1,077 minutes, so Messi creates for his teammates 315% more often.
