Dodd and midfielder Paul Reid scored on the turf at Hindmarsh Stadium, home to distribute to Gold Coast first defeat in 12 matches.
Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen has hailed his team's performance as "perfect tactic."
"We deserved to win, maybe score some goals," said Coolen.
"If you look at the entire 90-94 minutes we played, it was tactically perfect.
Adelaide victory afford to fail in another position in the standings, now seven points clear of third-placed Gold Coast.
Adelaide playmaker Marcos Flores' prosperous, 10 minutes edged red in front of Argentina's capacity to produce a snapshot of a sublime gift to Reid, his goal.
Flores neatly over 20 meters from goal before spinning to give a visionary chip left foot.
The pass fell at the feet of Reid, without interrupting the running while assault near the penalty spot, was sentenced to house a half-volley.
The hosts controlled proceedings until the final seconds of the first half, when defender Sebastien van den Brink Gold Coast has responded extremely well.
Van den Brink has launched a coup to take power from 20 yards that hit the top left corner of the net to square the score at 1-1.
But within 90 seconds of the restart, Dodd gave his side the lead in opportunistic circumstances.
A dispatch from the Gold Coast in the box sits on Adelaide defender, bounced off the left wing and the end Reds Iain Ramsay, who instinctively crossed with a meter.
Dodd was perfectly perched results found, yet his header missed his leg before rolling into the net.
Gold Coast looking to reduce the gap level was severely hampered Adelaide on 61 minutes when midfielder James Brown was ejected for his second yellow card of the device.
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