You really hung up on the #s,,,,just saying. It's always about the board. Of course you know that but somehow your opp's rating psychs you out? Issues, we all have them; some more than most.
It's not even Margararitaville (too many rarars ?) and shamefully it's a weekday, and yet here we are...So please don't be offended by my very substance/abused perspective...LOL 
I used to get tonnes of ads saying buy memberships - I read ever advantage and said NO - -----BUT----- if paid membership gave you a button and blanked out the opponents ranking - I WOULD BUY = then I could pretend I am playing the world best chess player - I WOULD PAY FOR THAT