Don't rely on mercenary mode for achievement hunting.
To think, I once went into a RBG; it was Twin Peaks. We won 3-0, and I instantly got the achievement Double Jeopardy (win after being behind by a score of 0 to 2). I was dumbfounded, then I realized my team, albeit Alliance, was put on the horde side (against another alliance team of course). So the game counted US as our opponents, and registered our win not as 3-0, but as 2-3.
Sometimes it can be beneficial, but more often than not, it won't.