Pele’s five goals in eight games are a bit below what we would expect given what we know about his goal-scoring in other contexts (for example, Pele scored seven goals in his five previous World Cup games). And, importantly, Pele’s assist rate gives us a rare glimpse into that aspec...
Messi, who called his goal “a wonderful moment”, admitted it had been difficult to overcome the challenge posed by a determined Iran side. “It was difficult to break down their defence and find space,” added Messi. “It’s tough to play against teams that close up like they did. “...
Far more than just a serial goal scorer. Henry's tally of 20 assists in the 2002/03 Premier League season is still a division record! 16. Neymar Games: 501 Assists: 190 The Brazilian averages 0.38 assists per game played, which is the joint-second best r...
Messi is Barcelona’s leading goalscorer by over 400 goals. The closest player to him according to Transfermarkt is Cesar Rodriguez, who has 226 to his name. Madness, right?Unsurprisingly, Messi also ranks very highly in terms of goals-per-game for Barcelona, although he doesn...