Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in 2025
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
2024/2025
29
1
+28
2025/2026
29
5
+24
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2024/2025
29
1
+28
2025/2026
4
-4
Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in 2025: key facts
Who has more assists, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has provided 28 assists and Ronaldo 4 assists. Messi is ahead by 24. Messi gives an assist every 162 minutes and Ronaldo every 979 minutes, so Messi creates for his teammates 505% more often.
