Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018/2019
48
25
+23
Goals (without penalties) by season
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018/2019
48
25
+23
With which parts of the body do they score their goals? (%)
Player
Games
Right foot
Left foot
Header
Other parts
Leo Messi
58
6/54
11.11%
48/54
88.89%
0/54
0%
0/54
0%
Cristiano Ronaldo
47
17/31
54.84%
5/31
16.13%
9/31
29.03%
0/31
0%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/07/2019
Goals cumulative distribution by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018
21
15
+6
2019
54
31
+23
Goals by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018
21
15
+6
2019
33
16
+17
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018
20
11
+9
2019
48
25
+23
Goals (without penalties) by calendar year
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2018
20
11
+9
2019
28
14
+14
How do they score? (%)
Player
Games
Penalty
Free kick
Open play
Leo Messi
58
6/54
11.11%
8/54
14.81%
40/54
74.07%
Cristiano Ronaldo
47
6/31
19.35%
1/31
3.23%
24/31
77.42%
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/07/2019
Goals cumulative distribution by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
31
54
0
+54
32
54
0
+54
33
54
19
+35
34
54
31
+23
Goals by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
31
54
+54
32
0
33
19
-19
34
12
-12
Goals cumulative distribution (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
31
48
0
+48
32
48
0
+48
33
48
14
+34
34
48
25
+23
Goals (without penalties) by age
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
31
48
+48
32
0
33
14
-14
34
11
-11
Goals of Messi vs Ronaldo in the 2018-2019 season: key facts
Who has scored more goals, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has scored 54 goals and Ronaldo 31 goals. Messi is ahead by 23 goals. Messi also has the better goals-per-game ratio, so the lead is not just about longevity.
