Who is better, Messi or P. Andersson?
Lionel Messi leads with a GOAT score of 97.0 against 47.5 for Patrik Andersson — a gap of 49.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Messi vs P. Andersson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lionel Messi above Patrik Andersson: 97.0 vs 47.5. Lionel Messi leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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MessiWinner
97.0Messi wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
P. Andersson
47.5P. Andersson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
97.0
Messi leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lionel Messi
2. Patrik Andersson
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi79 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 19.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇸🇪 Patrik Andersson18 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 6 per season
P. Andersson is -77.2% behind Messi's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | MessiActive · Inter Miami CF | P. AnderssonRetired · Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 879 | — |
| Career assists | 383 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | 8 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 4 | 1 |
| League titles | 12 | 6 |
| Goals per 90 | 0.79 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 4 |
| Sweden caps | — | 96 |
| Major tournaments | — | 4 |
| Bragdguldet awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 46 |
| Peak w20% | 99 | 48 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 52 |
| Honours w20% | 97 | 44 |
| Statistics w15% | 99 | 48 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Messi97.0
P. Andersson47.5
FAQ
Where does P. Andersson beat Messi?
P. Andersson does not lead any of the five categories; Messi is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Messi vs P. Andersson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Messi: 97.0, P. Andersson: 47.5.
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