Well, your rank in 1v1 as soviets is pending and your rank in 2v2 as soviets is 800, so yeah you are playing noobs.
I suck at this game but my rank as soviets is around 200 in 2v2.
So, yeah.
I quited COH2 around few months after Brits vanguard were released, but played COH2 since its closed beta. vCOH since 2007.
I knew the Sovjet well enough, thanks.
I am no longer in fond of COH2 1v1 because of its design. If I want 1v1, I will play vCOH, US/Wehr.
Rifles / Volks fight won't give you insane advantage just because "how much your penals costed higher than Grens" bullshit. Even a PG aggression can be countered by evading fight and strike at the right time. (Brits infantry 450, Rifles 270, when did IS being better than Rifles?)
Meanwhile in COH2, I saw a Penals capturing a point in green cover, I know I cannot win this engagement without putting 2 times manpower-wise units into it, and even if I insist, I am going to risk my damaged Grens/Volks getting squad wipe by clown car at their retreat path, which is extremely easy to execute, thanks god Penals no longer getting their flamers, but a clown car with penals can still squadwipe a lone strumpio / MG42 easy enough.