Sometimes it is fun. Jaqen and I had a few 2 vs 2 wars where we tested stuff. We ran near identical defenses with just one change. The Ursena/Kunch tank healing war was great. An opponent used their first flag to clean a defense that had only a half health Kunch remaining. Their first flag. They failed. 
Was online when it began and after a few minutes felt they might time out. 
That player either rage quit holding 5 flags or were kicked immediately after.
Are you building you alliance or staying with only 2 players? Iâm in a small alliance and looking to merge with a solid team. We have 15 players.
We are both down to zero players.
If you have nothing better to do. Get a life. Donât tag me in your conversation
They are 26 and we are 25, which is 6 times more than us, it seems that SG wants us to lose this war on purpose.
26/25 = 6
Math checks out everyone!
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You beat me to it. Theyâll never have enough time to use their 936 flags!
I sympathize with the OP though. It is pretty unfair.
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Whatâs the power difference? I heard itâs possible if bot cannot find team similar to you in power, it just throw one with one less/one more person than yours, but stronger/weakier overall.
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Did you have a new member that joined before matchmaking but didnât set a defense before war started? That will cause that member to be removed from the battlefield and you will be one less war team than the opposing alliance.
i found this out recently because this happened to my alliance during a recent war. just a possibility, though i have heard that if the war scores are similar, you can still be matched with an alliance with one more warring member.
This can happen when alliance is not 30/30. Good luck!
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They have more flags and each of your teams are worth more points (as an average). So double penalty.
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I was going to say the same thing. I rather face an alliance that have more players. Each kill is worth more points.
Seems like thereâs some misconceptions about matchmaking recently. And seeing itâs topical because we had our second mismatchâŚ
For those with the tenacity to read through one of my wafflesâŚ
In summary, being numerically disadvantaged doesnât necessarily mean a loss. Look deeper to evaluate your own situation.
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In the example you give, your war scores are very similar âŚ
Opponents (War score - 108907) Fusion Fighters (War score - 108886)
Thatâs the only number of relevance, isnât it? 
A 21pt difference, so SG did really well with your matchmaking.
I think this is definitely the case in my current war, having just joined a friendâs alliance. The difference in war score is 5K 
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You are not alone!
As the matchmaking algorithm apparently prioritises, so yes. Rarely in the few years Iâve tracked war data does our matchmaking differ in excess of 100 points (once this year, I think). The example I cite, with all the data there as you saw, is effectively also a demonstration of what factors to look at. Many cite a different number and assume a loss immediately, and the point is it isnât necessarily the case.
Iâd post to Bugs & Issues in this case (if it isnât just a case of players opting in after matchmaking). Thatâs a difference of two fully fledged top playersâ war benches there. Again, a numerical mismatch may occur but it shouldnât be obviously (dis)advantageous to one side.
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The war scoresâŚ
Before war
US 103427 : 188858 THEM
After war
US 103167 : 108940 THEM
Strangely, we were resoundly beaten & smashed. Surprised? Not in the least. 
In this case, the cards were on the table at the beginning. Didnât mean we didnât try in vain.
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If they had more on the field then something went wrong. Not so much that it is uneven, if information on the forums is to be believed the algorithm allows for a difference of three; but it should work out as the âstrongâ alliance having fewer on the field.
Would still suggest posting to the Bugs section of the forum for attention.
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It was a 21v21 war - although we would have appreciated a dozen extra war flags lol.
Iâve submitted a support ticket. Thanks
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