diff --git a/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matchers.kt b/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matchers.kt
index 6c858d4538..6b38cc8bcd 100755
--- a/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matchers.kt
+++ b/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matchers.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers
 
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util.IndicesCombination
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util.LargestKeyValue
-import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util.corresponds
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util.memoizeFixed
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util.padTo
-import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util.tails
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.PathToken
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.constructPath
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.ArrayContainsMatcher
@@ -16,53 +14,47 @@ import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.EqualsMatcher
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MatchingRule
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MatchingRuleCategory
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MatchingRuleGroup
-import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MatchingRules
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MaxEqualsIgnoreOrderMatcher
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MinEqualsIgnoreOrderMatcher
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.MinMaxEqualsIgnoreOrderMatcher
-import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.TypeMatcher
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.ValuesMatcher
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.parsePath
 import mu.KLogging
 import java.math.BigInteger
 import java.util.Comparator
-import java.util.function.Predicate
 
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
 object Matchers : KLogging() {
 
-  private val intRegex = Regex("\\d+")
-
   private fun matchesToken(pathElement: String, token: PathToken): Int {
     return when (token) {
       is PathToken.Root -> if (pathElement == "$") 2 else 0
       is PathToken.Field -> if (pathElement == token.name) 2 else 0
-      is PathToken.Index -> if (pathElement.matches(intRegex) && token.index == pathElement.toInt()) 2 else 0
-      is PathToken.StarIndex -> if (pathElement.matches(intRegex)) 1 else 0
+      is PathToken.Index -> if (pathElement.toIntOrNull() == token.index) 2 else 0
+      is PathToken.StarIndex -> if (pathElement.toIntOrNull() != null) 1 else 0
       is PathToken.Star -> 1
       else -> 0
     }
   }
 
   fun matchesPath(pathExp: String, path: List<String>): Int {
-    val parseResult = parsePath(pathExp)
-    val filter = tails(path.reversed()).filter { l ->
-      corresponds(l.reversed(), parseResult) { pathElement, pathToken ->
-        matchesToken(pathElement, pathToken) != 0
-      }
-    }
-    return if (filter.isNotEmpty()) {
-      filter.maxByOrNull { seq -> seq.size }?.size ?: 0
-    } else {
-      0
-    }
+    return matchesPath(parsePath(pathExp), path)
+  }
+
+  private fun matchesPath(pathTokens: List<PathToken>, path: List<String>): Int {
+    val matchesPath = pathTokens.size <= path.size && pathTokens.indices
+        .none { index -> matchesToken(path[index], pathTokens[index]) == 0 }
+    return if (matchesPath) pathTokens.size else 0
   }
 
   fun calculatePathWeight(pathExp: String, path: List<String>): Int {
-    val parseResult = parsePath(pathExp)
-    return path.zip(parseResult).asSequence().map {
-        matchesToken(it.first, it.second)
-    }.reduce { acc, i -> acc * i }
+    return calculatePathWeight(parsePath(pathExp), path)
+  }
+
+  fun calculatePathWeight(pathTokens: List<PathToken>, path: List<String>): Int {
+    return path
+      .zip(pathTokens) { pathElement, pathToken -> matchesToken(pathElement, pathToken) }
+      .reduce { acc, i -> acc * i }
   }
 
   @JvmStatic
diff --git a/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matching.kt b/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matching.kt
index 2ed1a90ed7..7f27329b8f 100644
--- a/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matching.kt
+++ b/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/Matching.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers
 
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.HttpPart
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.IRequest
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.PathToken
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.constructPath
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.EachKeyMatcher
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.matchingrules.EachValueMatcher
@@ -25,13 +26,9 @@ data class MatchingContext @JvmOverloads constructor(
 ) {
   @JvmOverloads
   fun matcherDefined(path: List<String>, pathComparator: Comparator<String> = Comparator.naturalOrder()): Boolean {
-    return resolveMatchers(path, pathComparator).filter2 { (p, rule) ->
-      if (rule.rules.any { it is ValuesMatcher }) {
-        parsePath(p).size == path.size
-      } else {
-        true
-      }
-    }.isNotEmpty()
+    return resolveMatchers(path, pathComparator)
+        .filter2 { (p, ruleGroup) -> ruleGroup.rules.none { it is ValuesMatcher } || parsePath(p).size == path.size }
+        .isNotEmpty()
   }
 
   private fun resolveMatchers(path: List<String>, pathComparator: Comparator<String>): MatchingRuleCategory {
@@ -49,31 +46,23 @@ data class MatchingContext @JvmOverloads constructor(
   ): MatchingRuleGroup {
     val matcherCategory = resolveMatchers(path, pathComparator)
     return if (matchers.name == "body") {
-      val result = matcherCategory.filter2 { (p, rule) ->
-        if (rule.rules.any { it is ValuesMatcher }) {
-          parsePath(p).size == path.size
-        } else {
-          true
-        }
-      }.maxBy { a, b ->
-        val weightA = Matchers.calculatePathWeight(a, path)
-        val weightB = Matchers.calculatePathWeight(b, path)
-        when {
-          weightA == weightB -> when {
-            a.length > b.length -> 1
-            a.length < b.length -> -1
-            else -> 0
-          }
-          weightA > weightB -> 1
-          else -> -1
-        }
-      }
-      result?.second?.copy(cascaded = parsePath(result.first).size != path.size) ?: MatchingRuleGroup()
+      val result = matcherCategory.matchingRules
+          .map { BestMatcherResult(path = path, pathExp = it.key, ruleGroup = it.value) }
+          .filter { it.pathWeight > 0 }
+          .maxWithOrNull(compareBy<BestMatcherResult> { it.pathWeight }.thenBy { it.pathExp.length })
+      result?.ruleGroup?.copy(cascaded = result.pathTokens.size < path.size) ?: MatchingRuleGroup()
     } else {
       matcherCategory.matchingRules.values.first()
     }
   }
 
+  private class BestMatcherResult(path: List<String>, val pathExp: String, val ruleGroup: MatchingRuleGroup) {
+    val pathTokens: List<PathToken> = parsePath(pathExp)
+    val pathWeight: Int = if (ruleGroup.rules.none { it is ValuesMatcher } || pathTokens.size == path.size)
+      Matchers.calculatePathWeight(pathTokens, path)
+    else 0
+  }
+
   fun typeMatcherDefined(path: List<String>): Boolean {
     val resolvedMatchers = resolveMatchers(path, Comparator.naturalOrder())
     return resolvedMatchers.allMatchingRules().any { it is TypeMatcher }
diff --git a/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtils.kt b/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtils.kt
index 9ff1cedf5c..a464e33dcf 100644
--- a/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtils.kt
+++ b/core/matchers/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtils.kt
@@ -1,32 +1,11 @@
 package au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.util
 
-fun tails(col: List<String>): List<List<String>> {
-  val result = mutableListOf<List<String>>()
-  var acc = col
-  while (acc.isNotEmpty()) {
-    result.add(acc)
-    acc = acc.drop(1)
-  }
-  result.add(acc)
-  return result
-}
-
-fun <A, B> corresponds(l1: List<A>, l2: List<B>, fn: (a: A, b: B) -> Boolean): Boolean {
-  return if (l1.size == l2.size) {
-    l1.zip(l2).all { fn(it.first, it.second) }
-  } else {
-    false
-  }
-}
+import java.util.Collections.nCopies
 
 fun <E> List<E>.padTo(size: Int, item: E): List<E> {
-  return if (size < this.size) {
-    this.dropLast(this.size - size)
-  } else {
-    val list = this.toMutableList()
-    for (i in this.size.until(size)) {
-      list.add(item)
-    }
-    return list
+  return when {
+    size < this.size -> subList(fromIndex = 0, toIndex = size)
+    size > this.size -> this + nCopies(size - this.size, item)
+    else -> this
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/matchers/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtilsSpec.groovy b/core/matchers/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtilsSpec.groovy
index f5b3125d2c..6288cf3a4b 100644
--- a/core/matchers/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtilsSpec.groovy
+++ b/core/matchers/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/matchers/util/CollectionUtilsSpec.groovy
@@ -6,19 +6,6 @@ import spock.lang.Unroll
 @SuppressWarnings('ClosureAsLastMethodParameter')
 class CollectionUtilsSpec extends Specification {
 
-  def 'tails test'() {
-    expect:
-    CollectionUtilsKt.tails(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']) == [['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], ['b', 'c', 'd'], ['c', 'd'], ['d'], []]
-    CollectionUtilsKt.tails(['something', '$']) == [['something', '$'], ['$'], []]
-  }
-
-  def 'corresponds test'() {
-    expect:
-    CollectionUtilsKt.<Integer, String>corresponds([1, 2, 3], ['1', '2', '3'], { a, b -> a == Integer.parseInt(b) })
-    !CollectionUtilsKt.<Integer, String>corresponds([1, 2, 4], ['1', '2', '3'], { a, b -> a == Integer.parseInt(b) })
-    !CollectionUtilsKt.<Integer, String>corresponds([1, 2, 3, 4], ['1', '2', '3'], { a, b -> a == Integer.parseInt(b) })
-  }
-
   @Unroll
   def 'padTo test'() {
     expect:
diff --git a/core/model/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/model/matchingrules/MatchingRuleCategory.kt b/core/model/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/model/matchingrules/MatchingRuleCategory.kt
index c95b23fbce..00733793aa 100644
--- a/core/model/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/model/matchingrules/MatchingRuleCategory.kt
+++ b/core/model/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/model/matchingrules/MatchingRuleCategory.kt
@@ -96,17 +96,6 @@ data class MatchingRuleCategory @JvmOverloads constructor(
   fun filter2(predicate: Predicate<Pair<String,MatchingRuleGroup>>) =
     copy(matchingRules = matchingRules.filter { predicate.test(it.key to it.value) }.toMutableMap())
 
-  fun maxBy(comparator: Comparator<String>): Pair<String, MatchingRuleGroup>? {
-    val max = matchingRules.entries.fold(matchingRules.entries.firstOrNull()) { acc, entry ->
-      if (acc != null && comparator.compare(acc.key, entry.key) >= 0) {
-        acc
-      } else {
-        entry
-      }
-    }
-    return max?.toPair()
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns all the matching rules
    */