I can't really comment on that because I tangle with him since 2008 and we've established a somewhat unique dynamic. In a vacuum it's prolly 0EV at best to 4b/c 99 vs him. Especially for a tight guy like you.
In the end it doesn't really matter since reg battles will be +/- 0 mostly anyways, and I personally am just at war with him in a friendly competitive way, that's really fun for the two of us. I just happened to get the worst of it recently but that'll change