Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction: Jamie Maclaren will Hope to Add to his Goal Tally in the Melbourne Derby

Melbourne Victory will continue the 2022/2023 season by hosting Melbourne City at the AAMI Park. After failing to get a single point in round 2, the home team will be hoping to get a win to get them back to winning ways. Odds, predictions, and expert picks are provided below.

When they play host to Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory will be looking to earn all three possible points. Melbourne Victory lost to WS Wanderers in the second round of the league game. Although, Mrcela 41st minute goal was all it took to suffer Melbourne Victory against WS Wanderers. Yet the home fans will show up in great numbers to cheer on their team when they take the field at home.

D'Agostino, Ikonomidis, and Brillante were all instrumental to this team's 2:3 victory in the first round of the league fixture.

Before coming into this game, they had a record of 1 wins, 1 tie, and 3 losses throughout their previous 5 matches. It is significant to point out that both teams' scoring occurred in four of their most recent five encounters. In the betting market for over 2.5 goals, this team has been involved in three of the most recent five matches in which there were over 2.5 goals scored.

The previous two matches that Melbourne City played against Brisbane Roar and Western United have ended in victories for the club and the fans that travelled with them will be hoping for a similar result here.

Super sharp striker, Maclaren, will be looking forward to adding to his goal tally after scoring 3 goals in the last 2 games for the club.

It's worth noting that in two of their previous five matchups, both teams scored. In the last five matches that Melbourne City has played, there have been over 2.5 goals scored in two of those encounters.

In the second round of the league fixture, only Melbourne City was successful in accumulating all possible points. The home side will now head out into the field to work on getting things back in order for their team.

The sides have previously faced each other in 2022, with Melbourne Victory claiming a 3:0 victory in April and the two teams were held to a 1:1 draw in March. Both clubs, entering this new season with fresh legs, will give themselves a challenging battle.

The upcoming matchup appears to be shaping up to be a high-scoring contest, and we have every reason to assume this will be the case.

It is secured to bet on super sharp striker, Maclaren to score at any time in the game, given that he has scored in all the league fixtures of the season.

• JamieMaclaren (Anytime Goalscorer) for 1.95
• Over 2.5 for 1.80
• Total 2 Corners: Over 5.5 for 1.86