3 Reasons why Lionel Messi will finish his career with more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo

#1 Better goals per game ratio

Messi has an astonishing goals per game ratio

At the moment Messi is 28 goals behind Ronaldo, despite starting out two years later. While the Argentinean is trailing the Portuguese, it is important to note that Messi has played significantly fewer games.

Ronaldo has managed 700 goals from 974 games in all competitions in his career, while Messi has scored 672 goals from 828 games for Barcelona and Argentina.

The Argentinean is averaging 0.81 goals per game in his career, while Ronaldo has a slightly lower average of 0.72 goals per game.

The Portuguese superstar has a better return while playing for his country, where he has managed 0.59 goals per game, while Messi averages 0.5 goals per game for Argentina. But the Barcelona skipper certainly has the upper edge when it comes to club games, where he has 0.87 goals per game to Ronaldo’s 0.75 goals per game.

In Europe too, Messi’s record shines slightly brighter. Despite the fact that Ronaldo is the record goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, he trails Messi when it comes to goals per game. The Argentinean has registered 0.82 goals per game, compared to the Portuguese’s 0.75 goals per game.

Because of his better goals per game ratio, it can be assumed that when Messi hangs up his boots, he will have more career goals than Ronaldo.