Opta Assists - Messi vs Ronaldo All Time Assists (Opta)

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All Time Career Assists (Opta)

Messi All Time Career Assists (Opta)

361 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 2.9 games

Ronaldo All Time Career Assists (Opta)

247 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 4.9 games

All Time Club Assists (Opta)

Messi All Time Club Assists (Opta)

308 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 2.8 games

Ronaldo All Time Club Assists (Opta)

212 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 4.7 games

League Assists (Opta)

Messi League Assists (Opta)

224 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 2.6 games

Ronaldo League Assists (Opta)

153 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 4.5 games

League * Assists (Opta)

Messi All Time League Europe Assists (Opta)

222 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 2.6 games

Ronaldo All Time League Europe Assists (Opta)

144 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 4.5 games

Champions League Assists (Opta)

Messi Champions League Assists (Opta)

40 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 4.0 games

Ronaldo Champions League Assists (Opta)

41 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 4.5 games

Other Club Cups Assists (Opta)

Messi Other Club Cups Assists (Opta)

44 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 2.7 games

Ronaldo Other Club Cups Assists (Opta)

18 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 7.2 games

International Assists (Opta)

Messi International Assists (Opta)

53 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 3.4 games

Ronaldo International Assists (Opta)

35 Assists (Opta)

makes an assist every 5.9 games

Messi & Ronaldo Opta Assists

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We get a lot of questions about assist stats. The problem is that assists are, by nature, very ambiguous and subsequently many different websites and stats providers have slightly different numbers.

This website doesn't use Opta as a direct data source, however we do try to align our assist stats with Opta's as much as possible, as they are the industry leading stats provider.

Opta are the most reliable stats source and the closest we've got to an "official" stats provider in football. They provide stats for the BBC, the Premier League, WhoScored, Squawka, and many other major media outlets.

The following is Opta's assist definition:

The final touch (pass, pass-cum-shot or any other touch) leading to the recipient of the ball scoring a goal. If the final touch (as defined in bold) is deflected by an opposition player, the initiator is only given a goal assist if the receiving player was likely to receive the ball without the deflection having taken place. Own goals, directly taken free kicks, direct corner goals and penalties do not get an assist awarded.

Transfermarkt on the other hand are much more loose with their assist definition; they count deflected passes, rebounded shots, penalties won, and own goal assists; however they are seemingly very inconsistent in terms of awarding these assists and there are subsequently many holes in their data.

For complete assist totals of all types, including deflected passes, goalkeeper rebounds, post rebounds, penalties won (scored by others) and own goal assists, take a look at our All Assists (+ non-Opta) page.

You can also view a full list of all assists that Transfermarkt are missing from their records over on our Info page.

Set Piece / Open Play Assists

Per 90 Stats

	Total		Set Piece		Open Play
Season / Comp	Messi Messi total assists	Ronaldo Ronaldo total assists	Messi Messi set-piece assists	Ronaldo Ronaldo set-piece assists	Messi Messi open play assists	Ronaldo Ronaldo open play assists
22/23 League	16	0	1	0	15	0
22/23 UCL	4	0	0	0	4	0
22/23 Total	20	0	1	0	19	0
21/22 League	14	3	2	0	12	3
21/22 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0
21/22 Total	14	3	2	0	12	3
20/21 League	9	3	1	0	8	3
20/21 UCL	2	2	0	0	2	2
20/21 Total	11	5	1	0	10	5
19/20 League	21	5	5	0	16	5
19/20 UCL	3	0	0	0	3	0
19/20 Total	24	5	5	0	19	5
18/19 League	13	8	1	0	12	8
18/19 UCL	3	2	0	0	3	2
18/19 Total	16	10	1	0	15	10
17/18 League	12	5	2	0	10	5
17/18 UCL	2	3	0	0	2	3
17/18 Total	14	8	2	0	12	8
16/17 League	9	6	0	0	9	6
16/17 UCL	2	5	0	0	2	5
16/17 Total	11	11	0	0	11	11
15/16 League	16	11	0	0	16	11
15/16 UCL	1	4	0	0	1	4
15/16 Total	17	15	0	0	17	15
14/15 League	18	16	1	1	17	15
14/15 UCL	5	3	1	0	4	3
14/15 Total	23	19	2	1	21	18
13/14 League	11	9	1	0	10	9
13/14 UCL	0	4	0	0	0	4
13/14 Total	11	13	1	0	10	13
12/13 League	12	10	0	0	12	10
12/13 UCL	2	1	0	0	2	1
12/13 Total	14	11	0	0	14	11
11/12 League	16	12	2	0	14	12
11/12 UCL	6	3	0	0	6	3
11/12 Total	22	15	2	0	20	15
10/11 League	18	11	2	1	16	10
10/11 UCL	3	4	0	0	3	4
10/11 Total	21	15	2	1	19	14
09/10 League	10	7	1	0	9	7
09/10 UCL	0	1	0	0	0	1
09/10 Total	10	8	1	0	9	8
Totals	228	138	20	2	208	136

Assists by Type

NOTE: an assist can be multiple types (e.g. one assist can be both a free kick and a cross)

Per 90 Stats

	Corner		Free Kick		Throw-in		Throughball		Cross		Other
Season / Comp	M Messi corner assists	R Ronaldo corner assists	M Messi free kick assists	R Ronaldo free kick assists	M Messi throw-in assists	R Ronaldo throw-in assists	M Messi throughball assists	R Ronaldo throughball assists	M Messi cross assists	R Ronaldo cross assists	M Messi other assists	R Ronaldo other assists
22/23 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	7	0
22/23 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
22/23 Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	10	0
21/22 League	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	7	2
21/22 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21/22 Total	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	7	2
20/21 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	4	2
20/21 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
20/21 Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	6	4
19/20 League	1	0	4	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	9	5
19/20 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19/20 Total	1	0	4	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	11	5
18/19 League	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	8	7
18/19 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
18/19 Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	11	9
17/18 League	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	8	3
17/18 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
17/18 Total	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	10	5
16/17 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	7	4
16/17 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
16/17 Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	9	9
15/16 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	9	11
15/16 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
15/16 Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	10	14
14/15 League	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	2	3	1	9	13
14/15 UCL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	3
14/15 Total	0	0	2	1	0	0	8	2	4	1	11	16
13/14 League	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	9
13/14 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
13/14 Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	8	11
12/13 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	8	7
12/13 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
12/13 Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	9	8
11/12 League	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	3	1	4	5	5
11/12 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	3
11/12 Total	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	3	1	4	8	8
10/11 League	2	0	0	1	0	0	11	2	2	3	5	6
10/11 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	3
10/11 Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	13	2	2	4	6	9
09/10 League	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	4	6
09/10 UCL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
09/10 Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	4	6
Totals	7	0	13	2	0	0	78	16	23	14	120	106

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Updated Dec 1, 8:16 PM UTC

Opta Assists - Messi vs Ronaldo All Time Assists (Opta)

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Champions League Assists (Opta)

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Other Club Cups Assists (Opta)

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International Assists (Opta)

Messi International Assists (Opta)

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Messi & Ronaldo Opta Assists

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Assists by Type

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