Why you might want to check out your opponent's ELO score!

[ComradeP]

Historical breakthrough scenarios tend to favour the attacker, as they did after all break through, so you might not even realistically be able to get a draw there.

There are also scenarios where the turn limit can make or break your game more than a player's skill, either because you have a very limited number of turns to achieve your objectives or because you have so many turns that the defender is likely to be overwhelmed.

I've not played against all that many different people, but all had their own playstyle and degrees of understanding of the system. There were a few situations where I felt I was at an advantage due to having played more battles or more appreciation of the potential options, but I tend to prefer scenarios that both sides can win so the difference wasn't necessarily pronounced.