Who is better, Lewandowski or Schmeichel?
Robert Lewandowski leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.8 for Peter Schmeichel — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lewandowski vs Schmeichel
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Robert Lewandowski and Peter Schmeichel level at 88.8. Robert Lewandowski leads on Statistics, Longevity. Peter Schmeichel leads on Honours, Dominance.
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LewandowskiWinner
88.8Lewandowski wins: Longevity, Statistics
Schmeichel
88.8Schmeichel wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski
88.8
Lewandowski leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Peter Schmeichel
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇩🇰 Peter Schmeichel5 seasons played · career day 2,921380 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski5 seasons played · career day 2,556102 goals
-73.2% vs Schmeichel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Lewandowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 155 |
| 🇩🇰 Schmeichel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 470 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LewandowskiActive | SchmeichelRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 700 | — |
| Bundesliga goals | 312 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | 1 |
| League titles | 12 | — |
| FIFA Best awards | 2 | — |
| Golden Boots | 2 | — |
| Premier League titles | — | 5 |
| European Championships | — | 1 |
| Denmark caps | — | 129 |
| Appearances for Manchester United | — | 398 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lewandowski88.8
Schmeichel88.8
The people
Lewandowski
Schmeichel
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Where does Schmeichel beat Lewandowski?
Schmeichel scores higher on dominance, honours. Lewandowski leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Lewandowski vs Schmeichel score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lewandowski: 88.8, Schmeichel: 88.8.
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