Having settled straight away into life in the Championship, the former Peterborough United forward is as short as 4/1 to cement his popularity with the City Ground crowd by opening the scoring against the Reds' old rivals.
Last season's corresponding fixture ended in a 1-0 home victory. That scoreline is a best price of 9/1 to be repeated but the bookmakers do not think Jack Hobbs will repeat his feat of getting the opening goal and he is 40/1 to do so!