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5. Best player?
According to WhoScored, defender Tom Eastman has been Colchester's standout performer this season. He averages 7.04, just ahead of former Cobbler Luke Prosser.
6. Odds
3/1 to win the play-offs with most bookies
7. Goals scored/conceded
Scored 52 goals this season (7th best record) but their play-off place owes to an impressive defence which has been breached just 37 times. Only promotion rivals Cheltenham have a better record.
8. Home and away record
32 points from 18 games at home (11th best record) compared to 26 from 19 on their travels (8th best record)