Who will win the 2015 Ballon d'Or — Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Neymar? Here we take a look at what data compiled by Opta tell us.
The last time a player not named Lionel or Cristiano won the Ballon d'Or was way back in 2007.
Messi and Ronaldo have enjoyed a duopoly over the game's biggest individual prize for the last seven years. The former has been honored four times, the latter three.
On Monday, Real Madrid's Ronaldo is in contention to win the Ballon d'Or for a third year in a row — a hat trick that would draw him level with Barcelona's Messi on four awards overall.