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Barcelona
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Benzema vs Messi - who is the better player?

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Benzema vs Messi Detailed Stats

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  • Passing

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Is Benzema better than Messi? Here is our 1vs1 opinion:

Who has more goals in 2020/2021? Karim Benzema or Lionel Messi?
  • Karim Benzema’s has the following offensive skills. He has 23 goals and a total of 53 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 19.49%. He had a total of 63 big chances. Expected goals can only be provided to logged in users.
  • Lionel Messi has the following offensive skills. He has 29 goals and a total of 87 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 15.59%. He had a total of 90 big chances.

Who has more assists in 2020/2021? Karim Benzema or Lionel Messi?
  • Regarding the passing and playmaking skills we can see the following picture. Karim Benzema has a total of 9 asssists, 19 key passes (these are passes leading to a shot on goal) and he created a total of 28 chances.
  • Lionel Messi has a total of 8 assists, 51 key passes and he created a total of 59 chances.
  • Another important metric to measure the players performance is the pass completion rate in general and more importantly the pass completion rate into the opponents box – because this is where most goals are made. Karim Benzema has a pass completion rate of 83.65 % and a rate of 66.67% for passes into the box. Lionel Messi has a pass completion rate of 83.6% and a rate of 62.5 % for passes into the box.
  • Expected goals, expected goal build up and expected goal chain value are only visible to our logged in users.

Who is better in defense: Karim Benzema or Lionel Messi?
  • Lets have a look at Karim Benzema’s and Lionel Messi’s defensive skills. Karim Benzema has a total of 2 blocks, 28 ariel duels and a total number of 45 tackles.
  • Lionel Messi has a total of 0 blocks, 7 ariel duels and a total number of 24 tackles.

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Given all statistical values we believe that Lionel Messi is the better player at the moment. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.

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Haroon Husaini
1 week ago
Messi is far than any footballer on the planet
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Mohammad
2 months ago
Karim Benzema is better than Messi and Ronaldo
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Mohammad
2 months ago
Karim Benzema is better than Messi
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LaLiga Fan
11 months ago
Comparing Lionel Messi to Benzema should be a crime. Messi had a rough season but still came out the best player in the league. Plus VAR has been biased with Real Madrid this season after the break. Still Messi shone.
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