Having read similar complaints, and encountered ''the virtually no chance of winning scenario'' myself,I have sympathy for this plight.
Unfortunately, even if it is possible to create a fairer scheme, I am not convinced that there is the slightest chance of it being implemented, as there are many other examples where the game is not fair, suggesting they have no such interest in the concept of ''fair''.
Final point, I can see the posibility, where based on average infuences, your current opponent could still be drawn against similar opposition to your clan, and still wipe the floor with them.