Lionel Messi Vs Diego Maradona: The 29 FIFA 20 Stats That Could Decide Who Is The Better Player

Lionel Messi has been put into a head-to-head FIFA 20 stat comparison battle with Diego Maradona to determine who has the better overall attributes.

The two Argentines are widely revered as two of the best footballers of all time alongside the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Pele.

And Barcelona captain Messi is frequently placed in heated arguments with the legendary Maradona over who is the best Argentine footballer in history.

SPORTbible has decided to use Futhead to do a side-by-side comparison of Maradona and Messi's in-game stats on FIFA 20.

As part of this experiment, Messi's 94-rated base card in FIFA Ultimate Team will go up against Maradona's 95-rated icon card.

Each player is awarded one point if they win that stat category, while a tie awards each footballer a 0.5 score.

Posted below is a head-to-head comparison of Maradona and Messi's stats in FIFA 20.

Acceleration: Diego Maradona (91) vs Lionel Messi (91) -- tied

Sprint speed: Diego Maradona (85) vs Lionel Messi (84) -- Maradona

Positioning: Diego Maradona (92) vs Lionel Messi (94) -- Messi

Finishing: Diego Maradona (94) vs Lionel Messi (95) -- Messi

Shot power: Diego Maradona (83) vs Lionel Messi (86) -- Messi

Long shots: Diego Maradona (91) vs Lionel Messi (94) -- Messi

Volleys: Diego Maradona (86) vs Lionel Messi (88) -- Messi

Penalties: Diego Maradona (92) vs Lionel Messi (75) -- Maradona

Vision: Diego Maradona (95) vs Lionel Messi (94) -- Maradona

Crossing: Diego Maradona (87) vs Lionel Messi (88) -- Messi

Free-kick accuracy: Diego Maradona (93) vs Lionel Messi (94) -- Messi

Short passing: Diego Maradona (90) vs Lionel Messi (92) -- Messi

Long passing: Diego Maradona (87) vs Lionel Messi (92) -- Messi

Curve: Diego Maradona (94) vs Lionel Messi (93) -- Maradona

Agility: Diego Maradona (89) vs Lionel Messi (93) -- Messi

Balance: Diego Maradona (98) vs Lionel Messi (95) -- Maradona

Reactions: Diego Maradona (93) vs Lionel Messi (95) -- Messi

Ball control: Diego Maradona (95) vs Lionel Messi (96) -- Messi

Dribbling: Diego Maradona (96) vs Lionel Messi (97) -- Messi

Composure: Diego Maradona (95) vs Lionel Messi (96) -- Messi

Interceptions: Diego Maradona (46) vs Lionel Messi (40) -- Maradona

Heading accuracy: Diego Maradona (67) vs Lionel Messi (70) -- Messi

Defence awareness: Diego Maradona (30) vs Lionel Messi (33) -- Messi

Sliding tackle: Diego Maradona (39) vs Lionel Messi (26) -- Maradona

Standing tackle: Diego Maradona (44) vs Lionel Messi (37) -- Maradona

Jumping: Diego Maradona (80) vs Lionel Messi (68) -- Maradona

Stamina: Diego Maradona (75) vs Lionel Messi (75) -- tied

Strength: Diego Maradona (74) vs Lionel Messi (68) -- Maradona

Aggression: Diego Maradona (76) vs Lionel Messi (48) -- Maradona

Result: Maradona on 12 points and Messi on 17 points.

A similar side-by-side battle was done between Juventus superstar Ronaldo and legendary Brazilian Ronaldo to settle the argument over the two players once and for all.