Braces by while both played in Spain without penalties
Cumulative distribution without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2009/2010
9
8
+1
2010/2011
18
14
+4
2011/2012
25
21
+4
2012/2013
43
29
+14
2013/2014
48
37
+11
2014/2015
57
41
+16
2015/2016
62
49
+13
2016/2017
69
55
+14
2017/2018
76
63
+13
Distribution by season without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
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
4
+5
2015/2016
5
8
-3
2016/2017
7
6
+1
2017/2018
7
8
-1
Braces by while both played in Spain: key facts
Who has more braces, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has 103 braces (one every 5.4 games, 98 of them with FC Barcelona) and Ronaldo 88 braces (one every 6.0 games, 78 of them with Real Madrid). Messi leads by 15. Messi's most recent was against Chelsea FC on 14 Mar 2018 (2 goals). Ronaldo's most recent was against Juventus on 3 Apr 2018 (2 goals).
