Valencia post worst home start in their entire LaLiga history: one point from 12 at Mestalla

Valencia are enduring the most difficult start to a season ever seen at Mestalla. Four home matchdays have been enough to leave a damaging record: one draw, three defeats and a single point from a possible twelve. The club had never begun this badly at home in the top flight of Spanish football, and it is all happening in the very campaign that marks the stadium's definitive farewell.

• Valencia have taken one point from 12 at home in LaLiga, their worst home start in top-flight history.
• The team have lost three consecutive games at Mestalla after drawing on the opening weekend against Celta Vigo.
• The numbers are worse than the 1997-98 season, when Valencia recorded two draws and two defeats in their first four home matches.
• Valencia are second-bottom in the table with four points from the first seven LaLiga rounds.
• All four visitors to Mestalla so far this season are competing in Europe.

One point from 12: Mestalla posts its worst ever start

The numbers paint an uncomfortable picture for the fanbase. Valencia have played four matches on home soil with one draw and three defeats, and are still waiting for their first win. That solitary point came on the opening weekend with a 0-0 draw against Celta Vigo. Since then, Mestalla has witnessed three straight losses: 0-1 to Real Betis, 0-5 against Barcelona and 2-3 versus Real Sociedad.

No previous home start in the top flight had produced such poor results. The record surpasses the 1997-98 campaign, when the side collected two draws and two defeats in their first four home outings, two points from twelve. That reference point has now been left behind as the lowest floor in the club's history in this regard.

A demanding fixture list punishes Valencia in Mestalla's farewell year

The difficulty of the start is largely explained by the profile of the visitors. Celta, Betis, Barcelona and Real Sociedad are all competing in European competitions this season, and every one of them has managed to take points from Mestalla. Barcelona, in fact, left with the biggest reward after a crushing 0-5 win that deepened the frustration in the stands.

The context adds an emotional layer that is hard to manage. The club is living through its final year at Mestalla before moving to the new stadium, and doing so with this kind of home start is proving especially tough for supporters to digest. The team find themselves near the bottom of the table, sitting second-bottom with just four points from seven LaLiga matchdays.

The next opponents to set foot in Mestalla for the last time

The schedule offers no immediate respite. Valencia will host Athletic Club on 17 October, Villarreal on 25 October and Real Madrid on 8 November. Three high-level rivals will have the privilege of playing at the old Mestalla for the final time and will test the team's ability to react in front of their own fans.

They are still without a home win and have now recorded the worst home start in their history, below the 1997-98 mark.

What is at stake for Valencia in the coming weeks

With only four points from seven rounds, the margin for error has shrunk dramatically. The immediate priority is to end the negative run at Mestalla and move away from the relegation zone before the situation turns into a deeper sporting crisis. Every home game has become an early final.

Defensive improvement and a shift in momentum will be crucial during a stretch of fixtures in which Valencia cannot afford to keep dropping points at home. The club needs to reconnect with a fanbase that has suffered consecutive setbacks and is watching with concern as the farewell to Mestalla coincides with the worst home form in the club's history.

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