Our team travels to Paksi FC on Sunday for Matchday 3 of the OTP Bank Liga.As we reported earlier, the Hungarian Football Federation has changed the kick-off times for this round to save energy, so the match will start at 3:30 p.m. rather than the originally scheduled 5 p.m. We travel to Tolna unbeaten and with virtually a full squad, apart from the suspended Ákos Baki. Our hosts have played a leading role in NB I in recent seasons: György Bognár's side finished third in each of the last two campaigns and were runners-up the season before that. Below you can find all the key information and interesting facts about our meeting with Paks.
INFORMATION FOR SUPPORTERS
– The match kicks off at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at Fehérvári Road Stadium.
– The stadium gates open at 2:30 p.m.
– The home club asks supporters to bring identification (an identity card, passport or other suitable document). Stewards are entitled to verify the identity of the ticket or season-ticket holder on entry.
TICKET INFORMATION:
You can buy tickets for the away section online here. You must register beforehand to buy a ticket. We have explained the registration process in more detail here.
Please note that supporters who are already registered on honved.csakjegyek.hu can use their existing account to log in to paks.csakjegyek.hu too, so there is no need to register again. Adult tickets for sections V1–V5 cost HUF 3,000 plus a HUF 352 booking fee.
Tickets will also be available on matchday at the Fehérvári Road Stadium ticket office, at HUF 3,800. The gates open at 2:30 p.m., but ticket sales begin earlier.
Advance sales at Fehérvári Road Stadium:
Sunday 9 August: ticket office 2 opens at 8 a.m.; all other ticket offices open at 1:30 p.m.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PAKS
Founded:1952
Club colours:green and white
Stadium:Fehérvári Road Stadium / Paksi FC Stadium
Current league position:7th (3 points, 1 win, 1 defeat)
Last match:5–2 away defeat against Zalaegerszeg
Head coach:György Bognár
– Paks recently competed in the Conference League. After losing 2–1 at home to Panathinaikos, they recovered the deficit in Greece but were eliminated after conceding an 85th-minute goal.
– Paks last lost an NB I match on 22 February, against eventual champions Győr.
– Their leading league scorer is József Szalai (3 goals).
– Only MTK Budapest have scored more goals than György Bognár's side (eight), but the capital club have played three matches. Paks have scored six times in two matches.
– At the same time, Paks have conceded the most goals (eight): ZTE scored five against them, and Ferencváros beat their defence twice.
HISTORY
Paksi Sportegyesület was founded in 1952, so while our rivalry is relatively short compared with encounters between more traditional clubs, it has a substantial history in its own right. Sunday's meeting will be the 43rd top-flight encounter between the two sides. We have won 16 times, alongside 18 draws and just eight Paks victories. We first faced Paks on 13 November 2006, when the opening encounter ended 0–0. Three Honvéd victories followed before Paks finally ended their winless run in May 2010: only Angelo Vaccaro replied to goals by Tamás Kiss and Dániel Böde. The longest unbeaten streak in the rivalry belongs to us: from the 20th to the 30th meeting, Paks failed to beat us in eleven consecutive league games, seven of which we won.
In recent times, however, victories have proved elusive for us. Paks won the last two meetings and also knocked us out of the Hungarian Cup twice during that period. We have won six times away at Paks altogether, although half those victories came in the first ten meetings. Our most recent trip there was one to forget: in November 2022, Paks won 5–0, with Barnabás Varga among the scorers twice. Only two players remain from our team that day and are likely to feature again: Tomáš Tujvel and Alex Szabó. The latter may get his chance because Ákos Baki is suspended.
OTP BANK LIGA 2026/27, MATCHDAY 3
9 August 2026 (Sunday), 3:30 p.m.
PAKSI FC–KISPEST–HONVÉD FC
Fehérvári Road Stadium
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