Round 9: Can the Reds stop the Roar and will Sydney make it five in a row? An under-pressure Adelaide host Mike Mulvey's Brisbane, who are scoring goals at will this season. Can Adelaide contain the rampant Besart Berisha? WE preview round 9 of the A-League - can the Reds stop the rampant Roar and will Sydney make it five in a row? Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar Kick-off: 7.00pm local (7:30pm AEDT) Live on Fox Sports 1 After the pulsating 3-3 draw with Melbourne Heart last week, Adelaide host league-leaders Brisbane Roar without a win since the opening day of the season. The heat is very much on Reds coach Josep Gombau, who, despite much talk of a revolution, has yet to turn pretty approach play into results. Adelaide, on average, actually enjoy more possession than Brisbane (60% to 57%) - but the Reds also has the lowest percentage of forward passes in the league this season and the highest percentage of passes played backwards. Winless in seven games, the only team in the league without a clean sheet, conceding 15 times, there's nowhere to hide for Adelaide. Mark Rudan says: "Roar are the best team in the competition right now. Adelaide do play a very high line and are susceptible to players making third-man runs and getting done over the top. They scored three goals last week that couldn't mean it's starting to come to fruition for Gombau - but certainly the problem is their defence. I can only see Brisbane scoring more goals. Perth V Wellington: Match Preview. Peth v Wellington Kick-off: 6:45pm local (9:45pm AEDT) The distance derby features two teams desperate for a result. Perth have been hit hard by injuries and departures, while Wellington haven't quite adjusted to Ernie Merrick's philosophy. What can we expect? These are, along with Heart, the two lowest scoring teams in the competition. Perth are averaging the equal fewest shots per game this season and have not scored multiple goals in their past 10 matches. Wellington lead the league in total shots and are undefeated in their last two trips to Perth. Mark Rudan says: "Alistair Edwards' mantra has been all about the youth of WA but it's going to be very hard to replace the talent they're missing for this game. For Wellington, their performances have been good, their combination play in and round the box has been fantastic... I have sneaking suspicion they might get something out of this one. Western Sydney V Melbourne: Match Preview. Western Sydney v Melbourne Heart Kick-off: 5:30pm local (5:30pm AEDT) Heart showed admirable... heart to fight their way back into the game against Adelaide last weekend - perhaps John Aloisi's side aren't dead yet. But the trip to Parramatta is a daunting one. The Wanderers have only six goals this season and average 7.3 shots from inside the box per game - second to only the Victory. And the Heart? Aloisi's side have conceded an equal league-high 15 goals this season, Average the fewest shots on target (3 p/g) and also have the worst on target shot percentage. Mark Rudan says: "Melbourne are coming up against a very strong Western Sydney side. A lot of positive from last week, they got themselves back into the game and hopefully that momentum carries on into this week's game. Tony Popovic wants nothing but the three points, particularly after the last couple of rounds and it's only a matter of time til the Wanderers pick up three points. Central Coast Mariners host an Alessandro Del Piero-less Sydney FC on Saturday. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Kick-off: 7.45pm local (7:45pm AEDT) Despite travelling up the F3 without Alessandro Del Piero, Sydney will be full of confidence having won four on the trot, scoring nine goals while conceding just three. However the Sky Blues' away form is woeful, having won just three of their past 20 away matches - against Heart... The Mariners produced their worst performance in recent memory against Melbourne Victory and Phil Moss will want to be back on track for this one. But the Mariners have only won once at home this season and scored just two goals. Mark Rudan says: "There is a lot of confidence for Sydney FC, four from four, Ranko Despotovic has two in two games. It'll be tough against the champions, who didn't play that well last week. But champions will come back after a performance like that; the Mariners always look forward to this one and I think they will come up trumps. Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets do battle in the A-League's 1000th game on Sunday. Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Kick-off: 5:00pm local (5:00pm AEDT) The 100th A-League game promises much from two sides that have produced some entertaining, attacking football this season. The Victory's intricate lead up play has resulted in the most shots from inside the box this season, averaging eight per game. And it looks like Kevin Muscat is tightening things up at the back - the 0-0 draw with the Mariners was Victory's first consecutive clean sheets since rds 8 and 9 last season. But they won't have it all their own way at AAMI Park; the Jets pressing game has forced a turnover on 37% of passes and they have the highest rate of forward passing in the league. Mark Rudan says: "Kevin Muscat has worked on that attacking third. They should have beaten Central Coast last week and one they start hitting the back of the net confidence will come. The Jets have to tweak the system for Taggart and Heskey because both are out and out strikers. Taggart has been in sensational form and Heskey can do great things for the team - if they can get that right they can cause victory some problems.