Zalaegerszeg and Ferencváros met in the NB I regular season on 17 August 2026, with the visitors securing a 1-0 victory. The match lasted ninety minutes and four minutes of added time, and Ferencváros emerged with all three points despite a goal being cancelled by video assistant referee.
M. Corbu opened the scoring for the hosts in the thirty-eighth minute, a moment that shifted momentum in Zalaegerszeg's favour. Ferencváros pushed for an equaliser and Cadu appeared to level the score in the eightieth minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside by VAR. The miss from Corbu on a penalty later in the half kept the visitors ahead.
Both sides made changes as the match wore on. Ferencváros brought on Z. Garai in the forty-sixth minute and G. Kanichowsky and I. Varga Zeteny in the sixty-third. Zalaegerszeg responded with three substitutions: B. Kiss and Diogo Antonio in the sixty-seventh, D. Krevsun in the seventy-third, and Maxsuell Alegria in the eighty-fourth. A. Nagy and L. Joseph were also used as the game entered its final stages.
The statistics tell a story of an evenly matched contest. Zalaegerszeg held 51 per cent possession and registered 5 shots on target, while Ferencváros managed 4 shots on target with 49 per cent of the ball. Both teams created 3 big chances, though Zalaegerszeg attempted 97 attacks compared with Ferencváros's 114. The hosts completed 373 successful passes to 351 for the visitors, and both sides committed 12 fouls each.
Discipline was maintained throughout, with two yellow cards for each side. M. Corbu and M. Richards collected bookings for Zalaegerszeg, while C. O'Dowda and T. Penalba were cautioned for Ferencváros. The hosts sit twelfth in the table with 3 points from 6 games, and Ferencváros occupy fourth place with 10 points from 5 matches.