Sodje who signed till the end of the season from Reading should start alongside Madjid Bougherra who returns from injury.
Matt Holland is still out due to lack of match fitness but £2.5 million summer signing Luke Varney will be on the bench after his hat-trick for the reserves Monday night.
Possible side for Colchester: Weaver, Mills, Sodje, Bougherra, Powell, Thomas, Zheng, Racon, Reid, Todorov, Iwelumo