“I'm not sure if it's do-or-die but it's definitely an important game and it's probably worth six points to both sides,” he told au.fourfourtwo.com.

Wellington are the league's second highest scorers with 14 goals, four behind Adelaide's Reds. But Phoenix have also conceded the most of any side with 20, with Glory leaking the second highest number on 15.

“Glory showed last week when they scored three goals, they're conceding and scoring so it should be an interesting tussle,” added O'Dor, a fringe player with the Olyroos.

These are testing times for the league's newest franchise.

Brought together in double quick time over the off-season, they rode a wave of emotion to surprise many sides in September. But October was a horror month with four games and four losses.

Up until then, Wellington was sitting within striking distance of the finals.

Those four reversals included a heart-breaking last minute 2-1 loss at home to Central Coast - which featured a farcical piece of defending to gift the visitors all three points.

The side has been dragged down to a precarious second bottom on eight points, four off the resurgent Sydney FC.

A win for Phoenix would cast Glory five points adrift at the bottom and give them a handy buffer on bottom spot. Three points for the home side would send Phoenix crashing to the bottom of the A-League.

However, O'Dor, 20, says there is time for Phoenix to rise again after an impressive start to their inaugural A-League campaign. “Anything can happen, as we saw last year with the Jets.”

He added: “And we have a full squad available for this game.”