Zalaegerszeg beat Paks 5-2 in the NB I Regular Season on 3 August 2026, a result that keeps both sides in the lower half of the table after seven games. The home side, sitting in 12th place with six points, took control early and never looked back. Paks, ninth with eight points, found themselves chasing the game from the first whistle.
Calderon opened the scoring in the second minute, and his confidence showed when he struck again in the 21st. The visitors responded through Szalai, who converted a penalty in the 11th minute, but Calderon's brace put Zalaegerszeg ahead before half-time. Garai added a fourth in stoppage time, and Arthur Henrique made it five in the 73rd. Paks pulled one back through Lapu in the 40th and got a late consolation from Babos in the 90th minute.
There were seven substitutions across the match, with four for the home side and three for the visitors. Yellow cards were shared equally, three apiece, with Peto, Peraza and Lenzser among those cautioned for Zalaegerszeg, while Celikkaya, Horvath and Amato went to the referee for Paks.
By then the statistics told a familiar story. Paks held 61 per cent possession and made 123 attacks, yet created only three big chances. Zalaegerszeg, with 39 per cent possession and 66 attacks, produced five. The home side hit the target nine times and missed three, while the visitors managed four shots on target and four off. Shots accuracy sat at 64 per cent for the hosts and 31 per cent for the away side.
The result leaves Zalaegerszeg six points adrift of the top half, but the win extends their resilience after a run that has seen them lose five of seven. Paks remain three points ahead, though their recent form — two draws and three defeats in their last five — suggests they have nothing to lose going forward. The table goes out of the window in these games, and on this afternoon the home side proved it.