Few envisaged Preston North End would be the division’s only unbeaten side after eight games, or that Southampton would be languishing in the bottom half of the table.
However, it is the nature of the Championship to be both entertaining and shocking.
With analysis of results so far and a Python-based match simulator, BetVictor have predicted what the table will look like at the end of the season.
Here is how the table is expected to look, and there are shock finishes for a fair few sides.
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