No one has a tougher start in the Championship than Nottingham Forest, according to bookmakers.
FourFourTwo have compiled a league table based on who the bookies' favourites are to win the title, with Forest ranked 10th.
They have then applied that ranking to every fixture with the Reds faced with a daunting task if the odds are close to being right.
Forest kick off their season against West Brom, who are ranked in third, and follow that with games against Leeds (first), Birmingham (16th), Charlton (23rd) and Fulham (second).
No other team face the top three fancied teams in their opening five matches.
However, Forest's arch rivals Derby do have it pretty tough too. It is not until their 10th game, against Barnsley at the start of October, that they face a team ranked among the weakest eight in the Championship.
In that time they will play Huddersfield, Stoke, West Brom, Cardiff and Leeds - all of who are in the top eight bracket.
Sheffield Wednesday have the easiest start on paper with games against Reading, Barnsley, Millwall, Luton and Preston kicking off their campaign.
Full implied strength rankings of each team based on odds
1 Leeds
2 Fulham
3 West Brom
4 Cardiff
5 Stoke
6 Middlesbrough
7 Huddersfield
8 Derby
9 Brentford
10 Forest
11 Bristol City
12 Sheffield Wednesday
13 Swansea
14 Preston
15 Blackburn
16 Birmingham
17 Hull
18 Luton
19 Reading
20 QPR
21 Wigan
22 Millwall
23 Charlton
24 Barnsley
