Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo before turning 30 years old
Cumulative distribution
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
1
-1
2003/2004
0
1
-1
2004/2005
0
3
-3
2005/2006
1
7
-6
2006/2007
6
13
-7
2007/2008
9
23
-14
2008/2009
16
30
-14
2009/2010
26
38
-12
2010/2011
38
47
-9
2011/2012
50
59
-9
2012/2013
69
69
0
2013/2014
78
81
-3
2014/2015
90
86
+4
2015/2016
98
86
+12
2016/2017
112
86
+26
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
1
-1
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
2
-2
2005/2006
1
4
-3
2006/2007
5
6
-1
2007/2008
3
10
-7
2008/2009
7
7
0
2009/2010
10
8
+2
2010/2011
12
9
+3
2011/2012
12
12
0
2012/2013
19
10
+9
2013/2014
9
12
-3
2014/2015
12
5
+7
2015/2016
8
+8
2016/2017
14
+14
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo before turning 30 years old without penalties
Cumulative distribution without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
1
-1
2003/2004
0
1
-1
2004/2005
0
3
-3
2005/2006
1
7
-6
2006/2007
5
13
-8
2007/2008
7
20
-13
2008/2009
14
26
-12
2009/2010
23
34
-11
2010/2011
32
40
-8
2011/2012
39
47
-8
2012/2013
57
55
+2
2013/2014
62
63
-1
2014/2015
71
66
+5
2015/2016
76
66
+10
2016/2017
83
66
+17
Distribution by season without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
1
-1
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
2
-2
2005/2006
1
4
-3
2006/2007
4
6
-2
2007/2008
2
7
-5
2008/2009
7
6
+1
2009/2010
9
8
+1
2010/2011
9
6
+3
2011/2012
7
7
0
2012/2013
18
8
+10
2013/2014
5
8
-3
2014/2015
9
3
+6
2015/2016
5
+5
2016/2017
7
+7
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo before turning 30 years old: key facts
Who has more braces, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has 112 braces (one every 6.3 games, 106 of them with FC Barcelona) and Ronaldo 86 braces (one every 8.3 games, 52 of them with Real Madrid). Messi leads by 26. Messi's most recent was against SD Eibar on 21 May 2017 (2 goals). Ronaldo's most recent was against Getafe CF on 18 Jan 2015 (2 goals).
