Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo

Cumulative distribution

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/200301-1
2003/200401-1
2004/200503-3
2005/200617-6
2006/2007613-7
2007/2008923-14
2008/20091630-14
2009/20102638-12
2010/20113847-9
2011/20125059-9
2012/201369690
2013/20147881-3
2014/20159087+3
2015/20169897+1
2016/2017112106+6
2017/2018119118+1
2018/2019131122+9
2019/2020134128+6
2020/2021145141+4
2021/2022148145+3
2022/2023157149+8
2023/2024163160+3
2024/2025177167+10
2025/2026184176+8
2026/2027184176+8

Distribution by season

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/20031-1
2003/20040
2004/20052-2
2005/200614-3
2006/200756-1
2007/2008310-7
2008/2009770
2009/2010108+2
2010/2011129+3
2011/201212120
2012/20131910+9
2013/2014912-3
2014/2015126+6
2015/2016810-2
2016/2017149+5
2017/2018712-5
2018/2019124+8
2019/202036-3
2020/20211113-2
2021/202234-1
2022/202394+5
2023/2024611-5
2024/2025147+7
2025/202679-2
2026/20270

Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo without penalties

Cumulative distribution without penalties

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/200301-1
2003/200401-1
2004/200503-3
2005/200617-6
2006/2007513-8
2007/2008720-13
2008/20091426-12
2009/20102334-11
2010/20113240-8
2011/20123947-8
2012/20135755+2
2013/20146263-1
2014/20157167+4
2015/20167675+1
2016/20178381+2
2017/20189089+1
2018/20199991+8
2019/202010293+9
2020/202111198+13
2021/2022112101+11
2022/2023119103+16
2023/2024124110+14
2024/2025136113+23
2025/2026142120+22
2026/2027142120+22

Distribution by season without penalties

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
2002/20031-1
2003/20040
2004/20052-2
2005/200614-3
2006/200746-2
2007/200827-5
2008/200976+1
2009/201098+1
2010/201196+3
2011/2012770
2012/2013188+10
2013/201458-3
2014/201594+5
2015/201658-3
2016/201776+1
2017/201878-1
2018/201992+7
2019/202032+1
2020/202195+4
2021/202213-2
2022/202372+5
2023/202457-2
2024/2025123+9
2025/202667-1
2026/20270

Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo: key facts

Who has more braces, Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi has 184 braces (one every 6.4 games, 137 of them with FC Barcelona) and Ronaldo 176 braces (one every 7.6 games, 78 of them with Real Madrid). Messi leads by 8. Messi's most recent was against Atlanta United on 17 Oct 2026 (2 goals). Ronaldo's most recent was against Uzbekistan on 23 Jun 2026 (2 goals).

Cache date: 03-11-2026 20:19:54