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Messi vs Ronaldo El Clasico Stats

El Clasico All Competitions

Messi Stats El Clasico All Time Barcelona

  • 26 Goals
  • 14 Assists
  • 45 Apps
  • 152 mins per goal
  • 99 mins per goal contribution

Ronaldo Stats El Clasico All Time Real Madrid

  • 18 Goals
  • 1 Assists
  • 30 Apps
  • 141 mins per goal
  • 134 mins per goal contribution

messivsronaldo.app El Clasico All Time Stats

Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo

Goal Contributions

  • Goals

    Messi 26 Goals
    Ronaldo 18 Goals

  • Assists

    Messi 14 Assists
    Ronaldo 1 Assists

  • Appearances

    Messi 45 Appearances
    Ronaldo 30 Appearances

  • Minutes Played

    Messi 3,940 Minutes Played
    Ronaldo 2,538 Minutes Played

  • Goals Per Game

    Messi 0.58 Goals Per Game
    Ronaldo 0.60 Goals Per Game

  • Minutes Per Goal

    Messi 151.5 Minutes Per Goal
    Ronaldo 141.0 Minutes Per Goal

  • Mins Per Goal/Assist

    Messi 98.5 Mins Per Goal/Assist
    Ronaldo 133.6 Mins Per Goal/Assist

  • Hat-tricks

    Messi 2 Hat-tricks
    Ronaldo 0 Hat-tricks

Goals By Type

  • Penalties

    Messi 6/6 Penalties
    Ronaldo 4/4 Penalties
    not including shootouts

  • Free Kick Goals

    Messi 2 Free Kick Goals
    Ronaldo 0 Free Kick Goals

  • Outside the Box

    Messi 0 Outside the Box
    Ronaldo 0 Outside the Box
    not including free kick goals

  • Inside the Box

    Messi 18 Inside the Box
    Ronaldo 14 Inside the Box
    not including penalty goals

  • Left Foot

    Messi 23 Left Foot
    Ronaldo 3 Left Foot

  • Right Foot

    Messi 3 Right Foot
    Ronaldo 13 Right Foot

  • Headers

    Messi 0 Headers
    Ronaldo 2 Headers

  • Other Body Part

    Messi 0 Other Body Part
    Ronaldo 0 Other Body Part

Performance Stats

  • Shots

    Messi 106 Shots
    Ronaldo 106 Shots
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • Shots on Target

    Messi 46 Shots on Target
    Ronaldo 45 Shots on Target
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • % of Shots on Target

    Messi 43.4% % of Shots on Target
    Ronaldo 42.5% % of Shots on Target
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • Successful Dribbles

    Messi 129 Successful Dribbles
    Ronaldo 45 Successful Dribbles
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • Key Passes

    Messi 59 Key Passes
    Ronaldo 12 Key Passes
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • Aerial Duels

    Messi 5 Aerial Duels
    Ronaldo 42 Aerial Duels
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • Penalty Conversion

    Messi 100.0% Penalty Conversion
    Ronaldo 100.0% Penalty Conversion
    not including shootouts

  • Man of the Match*

    Messi 13 Man of the Match*
    Ronaldo 1 Man of the Match*
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

  • Average Match Rating*

    Messi 7.87 Average Match Rating*
    Ronaldo 7.20 Average Match Rating*
    Since 2009/10 (not all Clasicos)

* Match ratings and MOTM based on WhoScored ratings

Messi & Ronaldo El Clásico Stats

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El Clásico is arguably the biggest fixture in club football, with millions tuning in around the globe every time Real Madrid and Barcelona go to battle. What better stage, therefore, to showcase the greatest footballing rivalry of all time: Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo?

Messi has played in La Liga for several more seasons than Ronaldo, so naturally has played in a significantly greater number of El Clásico matches, with 45 El Clásico appearances; 15 more than Ronaldo who has played in 30 El Clásico matches.

Goals in El Clásico

Messi has scored 26 goals in El Clásico in his career which, unsurprisingly, is a record. Ronaldo has scored 18 in El Clasico, which is the joint second most in the fixture's history alongside the legendary Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Ronaldo has the slight edge in terms of minutes per goal however, scoring a goal for every 141.00 minutes played in Real Madrid vs Barcelona matches. Messi is whiskers behind, scoring a goal every 151.54 minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo has also enjoyed the best goalscoring run in the fixture's history, scoring in a record 6 consecutive El Clasico fixtures in 2012 (netting 7 goals in the process).

When it comes to hat-tricks though, it's Messi who holds the record, scoring a hat-trick on 2 occasions against Real Madrid. The first of which was Messi's first ever hat-trick; his third helping to rescue a point for Barcelona in stoppage time. An apt way to score his first treble and really announce himself on the big stage.

Ronaldo managed 2 braces against Barcelona for Real Madrid, but was never able to secure a hat-trick.

All Time Top Goalscorers in El Clasico

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Lionel MessiBarcelona26
2Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid18
2Alfredo Di StefanoReal Madrid18
4RaúlReal Madrid14
4CésarBarcelona14
4Francisco GentoReal Madrid14
4Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid14
8SantillanaReal Madrid12
9Luis SuarezBarcelona11
10Hugo SanchezReal Madrid10

Assists in El Clásico

There is only one winner when it comes to providing assists in El Clasico fixtures. Lionel Messi has made an impressive 14 assists against Real Madrid; yet another El Clasico record. Ronaldo on the other hand, has made just 1 assist in 30 appearances.

As a result, despite Messi having a slightly inferior minutes per goal ratio, he boasts a far superior ratio in terms of overall goal contributions, registering a goal or assist every 98.50 minutes in El Clasico matches. Ronaldo's solitary assist puts his ratio at one goal or assist every 133.58 minutes.

Free Kicks and Penalties in El Clásico

Both Messi and Ronaldo boast 100% penalty records in El Clasico, with Messi scoring 6 out of 6 spot kicks, whilst Ronaldo converted 4 out of 4 of his Clasico penalties.

Messi has also scored 2 free kicks for Barcelona against Real Madrid, whereas Ronaldo was never able to find the net from a direct free kick in the famous fixture.

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Updated Sep 22, 8:14 PM UTC