Paks vs Zalaegerszegi TE NB I prediction & result
Final score: Paks 2-1 Zalaegerszegi TE.
Before kick-off the model made it 50% Paks, 24% draw, 26% Zalaegerszegi TE — fair odds of 2.00, 4.17 and 3.85.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model called the exact scoreline.
Published · updated
All Hungarian NB I predictions →
Has the model earned this number?
Paks at 50%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Paks vs Zalaegerszegi TE
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 28M. GyetvánG
- 6M. GyőrfiD
- 24B. LenzsérD
- 2Á. KinyikD
- 5B. VécseiD
- 14E. SilyeD
- 21K. PappM
- 19K. HorváthM
- 10Z. HarasztiM
- 17M. PetőF
- 7J. SzalaiF
- 15C. BelényesiD
- 8B. BaloghM
- 27J. GalambosF
- 18G. GyurkitsM
- 9J. HahnF
- 1Á. KovácsikG
- 4A. LapuM
- 30J. SzabóD
- 12G. VasD
- 1B. Gundel-TakácsG
- 8A. CsonkaD
- 4J. PerazaD
- 3Fernando José Vera GarcíaD
- 18CalderónD
- 23MaxM
- 30F. AmatoM
- 6E. KujovićM
- 80MarlonM
- 9Matheus MachadoF
- 7Danylo KrevsunF
- 32L. AlfonsoF
- 2Aiden Joshua HarangiD
- 20M. RichardsM
- 13T. PeñalbaD
- 21T. MaiganaF
- 74B. BabosF
- 15Nicolás Elosú LarumbeM
- 37Pietro Musto GreccoG
- 77Arthur HenriqueF
Form going into Paks vs Zalaegerszegi TE
Paks
NB I
- L0-2away to Ferencvarosi TC1 November 2026
- W2-0away to Vasas25 October 2026
- L1-2Gyori ETO FC17 October 2026
- W3-0MTK Budapest10 October 2026
Zalaegerszegi TE
NB I
- W3-0MTK Budapest31 October 2026
- D1-1Kisvarda FC24 October 2026
- L0-3away to Debreceni VSC18 October 2026
- W5-1Nyiregyhaza11 October 2026
What these results say
- Paks scored in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Zalaegerszegi TE scored in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Zalaegerszegi TE conceded in 3 of these 4 matches.
- 3 of these 4 matches for Zalaegerszegi TE had three goals or more.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
NB I table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Paks | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 20 |
| 9 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 13 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Paks vs Zalaegerszegi TE
- 3 August 2026Zalaegerszegi TE 5–2 PaksNB I
- 14 March 2026Paks 1–1 Zalaegerszegi TENB I
- 29 November 2025Zalaegerszegi TE 1–0 PaksNB I
- 17 August 2025Paks 2–2 Zalaegerszegi TENB I
- 22 April 2025Paks 2–1 Zalaegerszegi TEMagyar Kupa
- 29 March 2025Zalaegerszegi TE 1–1 PaksNB I
Leading scorers: Paks and Zalaegerszegi TE
Paks
GoalsAssists
- M. Pető61
- J. Szalai61
Zalaegerszegi TE
GoalsAssists
- Arthur Henrique30
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Paks beat Zalaegerszegi TE 2–1. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for Paks at 50%. The goals: Milan Pető 4' for Paks, Fernando José Vera García 70' for Zalaegerszegi TE, Milan Pető 86' for Paks. Sent off: Ákos Kinyik (Paks) 90+1'. On expected goals it finished 0.70–2.45.
What this result changed
Before kick-off the season simulation gave Paks a 25.0% chance to finish in the top three: 29.1% after a win, 21.4% after a draw, 17.7% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 29.1%, 4.1 points higher than before the match.
For Zalaegerszegi TE the question was the chance to finish in the bottom two, 26.7% going in: 18.2% after a win, 26.3% after a draw, 30.4% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 30.4%, 3.7 points higher than before the match.
Read from our NB I season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line; middle ring: the model's probability for this match. Not betting advice. How to read this.