Instigator / Pro
4
1443
rating
11
debates
22.73%
won
Topic
#947

Messi is better than Ronaldo.

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Winner
4
0

After 4 votes and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

AKmath
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1484
rating
1
debates
0.0%
won
Description

Messi is better than Ronaldo. Prove me wrong.

Round 1
Pro
#1
Forfeited
Con
#2
Forfeited
Round 2
Pro
#3
Forfeited
Con
#4
Forfeited
Round 3
Pro
#5
Why Messi is better.
- Higher goal ratio(the number of goals divided by the number of games). Messi scores every 100 minutes, while Ronaldo is 112. 
- Technical Ability
- Speed
- Creativity
- Passing
- Defense - WhoScored.com
"In the 2016-17 La Liga season, Ronaldo was more likely to commit a foul than generate an interception and produce a successful tackle. He had 0.6 fouls per match, compared to 0.3 interceptions per match and just 0.2 tackles. Messi had much better defensive metrics than Ronaldo. He committed only 0.4 fouls per game but was more likely to generate a tackle (0.7 per game). Those are La Liga numbers, but both players had consistent numbers in the Champions League as well. Messi’s defensive ranking last season was 8.42 (out of 10), while Ronaldo’s was just 7.61."
- Team play, 248 assists
- Discipline
Ronaldo - 131 yellow, 9 red
Messi - 68, ONE highly criticized (many pundits call unfair) red card 
- Accuracy WhoScored.com
"Ronaldo scored 25 goals in 2016-17 but needed 5.6 shots per game to achieve them (160 total).  In contrast, Messi scored 37 goals on fewer shot attempts, notching just 5.3 attempts per game (178 total). Those shooting percentages work out to about 21 percent for Messi, and just 16 percent for Ronaldo."
- Better at scoring free kicks
GOAT at scoring free kicks
Scores 8.5% of free kicks
Ronaldinho scored 7.3%
Ronaldo - 6.3%
- Tied for strength
- Better crossing
- Charity
Lionel Messi Foundation, UNICEF
- So yeah






Con
#6
Forfeited
Round 4
Pro
#7
Forfeited
Con
#8
Forfeited