According to Superdeporte, Valencia has set a historic negative record this season. The atmosphere at Mestalla has become one of resignation, with fans attending matches out of habit rather than hope. What remains is frustration and psychological stagnation. No one knows how to stop Peter Lim from dismantling Valencia. Even protests have lost their effectiveness.

On the pitch, the evidence is clear that survival this season will be extremely difficult. Setting aside other concerns, Valencia has now created an unprecedented statistic: the club has never gone through three consecutive La Liga matches at the start of a season without scoring a goal. Including added time, Mestalla fans have waited nearly 300 minutes for a home goal. This is unprecedented in club history.

As children, players dream of scoring in a packed home stadium and celebrating wildly. Valencia's players shared those dreams growing up. Now they face a first in club history: failing to score in their opening three home league matches. The statistic is alarming, especially considering their only goal this season came in a 3-1 win over Deportivo La Coruña, when Sadiq capitalized on an opponent's mistake. Last season, by comparison, the team earned 7 points from their first 9 matches. Currently, the situation is dire: just 1 point from 9, zero goals scored, and mounting fears about what lies ahead.

21st Century

Valencia has never performed this poorly in their opening three home matches of a season since 2000. From the start of the 21st century through the 2024/25 season, the team averaged more than 1 goal per match in these opening fixtures nearly every year. In the first three home matches of 2024/25, they scored 4 goals; most seasons have maintained this level, with some reaching 10 goals in 2000/01, 9 in 2014/15, and 8 in both 2006/07 and 2008/09. The worst performances in the last 26 years occurred in 1999/00 and 1997/98, when they managed just 1 goal.

It is worth noting that in 2018/19, when Valencia won the Copa del Rey, the team scored only 2 goals in the opening fixtures. Though their first-half performance that season was inconsistent, a strong second half allowed Marcelino García Toral's side to peak at the right moment, winning the Copa del Rey and securing fourth place for Champions League qualification.

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