Shocking statistics at Euro 2024 have shown that Cristiano Ronaldo was officially the worst forward in the tournament.
The 39-year-old attacker failed to find the back of the net despite starting all five of his team’s games in Germany.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s dismal Euro campaign
His underwhelming Euro 2024 performance includes a missed penalty in the second round against Slovenia, amid numerous squandered goal-scoring opportunities, before Portugal got eliminated by France in the quarterfinals.
Sports Buddy previously revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has set an unwanted record in the European Championship, becoming the player with the highest shot-on-goal without scoring.
The statistics
Statistics have indicated that he is the biggest underachiever in relation to his expected goals, highlighting the degree of his wastefulness.
With an xG of 3.52 (based on the opportunities he had), Ronaldo was expected to score three or four goals, according to the stats reported by The Sun. However, the prolific goal scorer failed to find the back of the net throughout his stay in the tournament.
That is a higher difference compared to any other attacker that underperformed in the tournament. Only Germany’s Kai Havertz, who scored two goals from the spot, comes close with an xG of 3.11.
Kylian Mbappe of France (2.02), Memphis Depay of the Netherlands (2.00), and Romelu Lukaku of Belgium (2.29) all had poor finishing times in front of goal, according to the stats.
