How many assists Argentina get, and who sets up the most goals.
Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Lionel Messi has the most assists for Argentina in 2026, four in 11 appearances, 0.36 a game, ahead of Alexis Mac Allister with three and Nico González with two, across all competitions.
Lionel Messi is the Argentina player most likely to get an assist, with an assist in three of their 11 games in 2026, 27%, ahead of Alexis Mac Allister on 23% and Lautaro MartÃnez on 20%.
Argentina have had two or more assists in three of their last 10 games, 30%, averaging 0.9 a game, with one of three away and two of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina have more assists at home, 1.2 a game in their last 10 home games against 1.0 in their last 10 away, and had two or more assists in three of those home games.
Argentina had three assists at home to Egypt on 7 July, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 1.1 across their 13 games, and their fewest was none at home to Bolivia on 1 October.
| Player | Apps | Assists | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| José Manuel López | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Nico González | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Lautaro MartÃnez | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Santiago Simón | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonel BenjamÃn Flores | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Román Vega | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcos Senesi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| AgustÃn Giay | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Barco | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cristian Romero | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde Islands (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde Islands (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina assists | Over 0.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina assists | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Argentina assists | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent assists | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent assists | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent assists | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total assists | Over 0.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total assists | Over 1.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total assists | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total assists | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total assists | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |