Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo against Premier League’s ‘BIG SIX’
Cumulative distribution
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
0
0
2004/2005
0
1
-1
2005/2006
0
1
-1
2006/2007
0
1
-1
2007/2008
0
2
-2
2008/2009
0
4
-4
2009/2010
0
4
-4
2010/2011
1
4
-3
2011/2012
1
4
-3
2012/2013
1
4
-3
2013/2014
1
4
-3
2014/2015
1
4
-3
2015/2016
2
4
-2
2016/2017
2
4
-2
2017/2018
3
4
-1
2018/2019
6
4
+2
2021/2022
6
5
+1
2022/2023
6
5
+1
Distribution by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
1
-1
2005/2006
0
2006/2007
0
2007/2008
1
-1
2008/2009
2
-2
2009/2010
0
2010/2011
1
+1
2011/2012
0
2012/2013
0
2013/2014
0
2014/2015
0
2015/2016
1
+1
2016/2017
0
2017/2018
1
+1
2018/2019
3
+3
2021/2022
1
-1
2022/2023
0
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo against Premier League’s ‘BIG SIX’ without penalties
Cumulative distribution without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
0
0
2004/2005
0
1
-1
2005/2006
0
1
-1
2006/2007
0
1
-1
2007/2008
0
1
-1
2008/2009
0
2
-2
2009/2010
0
2
-2
2010/2011
0
2
-2
2011/2012
0
2
-2
2012/2013
0
2
-2
2013/2014
0
2
-2
2014/2015
0
2
-2
2015/2016
0
2
-2
2016/2017
0
2
-2
2017/2018
1
2
-1
2018/2019
4
2
+2
2021/2022
4
2
+2
2022/2023
4
2
+2
Distribution by season without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
1
-1
2005/2006
0
2006/2007
0
2007/2008
0
2008/2009
1
-1
2009/2010
0
2010/2011
0
2011/2012
0
2012/2013
0
2013/2014
0
2014/2015
0
2015/2016
0
2016/2017
0
2017/2018
1
+1
2018/2019
3
+3
2021/2022
0
2022/2023
0
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo against Premier League's 'BIG SIX': key facts
Who has more braces, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has 6 braces (one every 6.0 games, 6 of them with FC Barcelona) and Ronaldo 5 braces (one every 17.8 games, 5 of them with Manchester United). Messi leads by 1. Messi's most recent was against Liverpool FC on 1 May 2019 (2 goals). Ronaldo's most recent was against Arsenal FC on 2 Dec 2021 (2 goals).
