Ronaldo 🇵🇹 is inefficient at shooting!

Here are the stats showing just how much better Leo Messi 🇦🇷 is.

Use this post when you hear the "Ronaldo is a deadly finisher" rubbish.

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* League stats from 09/10-19/20 excluding penalties *
✳️ TOTAL CONVERSION RATE ✳️

Total shots
🇦🇷 - 1️⃣8️⃣3️⃣3️⃣
🇵🇹 - 2️⃣2️⃣6️⃣5️⃣

Total Goals
🇦🇷 - 3️⃣3️⃣9️⃣
🇵🇹 - 2️⃣8️⃣5️⃣

Conversion rate
🇦🇷 - 1️⃣8️⃣.5️⃣% (1 in 5.4 shots)
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣2️⃣.5️⃣% (1 in 8 shots)

That is a HUGE difference 😱

Now to break down with different shot distances... 👇👇
✳️✳️ DIRECT FREE KICKS ✳️✳️
*stats available from 14/15-19/20

Total Free Kick Attempts
🇦🇷 - 2️⃣4️⃣4️⃣
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣

Total Free Kick Goals
🇦🇷 - 2️⃣5️⃣
🇵🇹 - 5️⃣

Free Kick Conversion Rate
🇦🇷 - 1️⃣0️⃣.2️⃣%
🇵🇹 - 4️⃣.1️⃣%

Messi takes 2x more FKs but scores 5x more 😱😱

Up next - long range 👇
✳️✳️ OUTSIDE BOX SHOTS ✳️✳️

Total Shots
🇦🇷 - 7️⃣4️⃣9️⃣
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣1️⃣

Total Goals
🇦🇷 - 7️⃣3️⃣
🇵🇹 - 4️⃣4️⃣

Conversion Rate
🇦🇷 - 9️⃣.7️⃣% ✅
🇵🇹 - 3️⃣.6️⃣% ❌

Thats right, Cristiano had 472 more shots but scored 29 less goals 😱

Next up - close range... 👇👇
✳️ SHOTS INSIDE 6 Yard BOX ✳️

Total Shots
🇦🇷 - 1️⃣1️⃣9️⃣
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣3️⃣7️⃣

Total Goals
🇦🇷 - 5️⃣3️⃣
🇵🇹 - 5️⃣2️⃣

Conversion Rate
🇦🇷 - 4️⃣5️⃣% ✅
🇵🇹 - 3️⃣8️⃣% ❌

Cristiano isnt even the best at his speciality 😂😭

*12 of Messis started outside 6yds

Now shots between 6 and 18 yards👇
✳️ 6 yard to 18 yard GOALS ✳️

Total Shots
🇦🇷 - 9️⃣6️⃣5️⃣
🇵🇹 - 9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣

Total Goals
🇦🇷 - 2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣8️⃣9️⃣

Conversion Rate
🇦🇷 - 2️⃣2️⃣.1️⃣% ✅
🇵🇹 - 2️⃣0️⃣.8️⃣% ❌

This was the closest but Messi still clear!

Lastly a summary...
⚫ Goals as a % of total goals ⚫

6yd box goals
🇦🇷 - 1️⃣5️⃣%
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣8️⃣%

6-18yd box goals
🇦🇷 - 6️⃣3️⃣%
🇵🇹 - 6️⃣6️⃣%

Outside the box goals
🇦🇷 - 2️⃣2️⃣%
🇵🇹 - 1️⃣6️⃣%

Leo clearly excels in harder shots, whilst still being far superior in the easier shots!
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