diff --git a/matching/src/matchings.rs b/matching/src/matchings.rs
index e100740..cf90f81 100644
--- a/matching/src/matchings.rs
+++ b/matching/src/matchings.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ impl<'a> Matchings<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn from_single(key: UnorderedPair<&'a CSTNode>, value: MatchingEntry) -> Self {
-        let mut matching_entries = HashMap::new();
-        matching_entries.insert(key, value);
-        Matchings { matching_entries }
+        Matchings {
+            matching_entries: HashMap::from([(key, value)]),
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn new(matching_entries: HashMap<UnorderedPair<&'a CSTNode<'a>>, MatchingEntry>) -> Self {
@@ -48,20 +48,27 @@ impl<'a> Matchings<'a> {
             })
     }
 
-    pub fn get_matching_entry(
+    pub fn find_matching_node_in_children(
         &'a self,
-        left: &'a CSTNode<'a>,
-        right: &'a CSTNode<'a>,
-    ) -> Option<&MatchingEntry> {
-        self.matching_entries.get(&UnorderedPair(left, right))
+        a_node: &'a CSTNode<'a>,
+        children: &'a [CSTNode<'a>],
+    ) -> Option<Matching> {
+        children.iter().find_map(|child| {
+            let matching_entry = self.get_matching_entry(child, a_node)?;
+            Some(Matching {
+                matching_node: child,
+                score: matching_entry.score,
+                is_perfect_match: matching_entry.is_perfect_match,
+            })
+        })
     }
 
-    pub fn has_bidirectional_matching(
+    pub fn get_matching_entry(
         &'a self,
         left: &'a CSTNode<'a>,
         right: &'a CSTNode<'a>,
-    ) -> bool {
-        self.find_matching_for(left).is_some() && self.find_matching_for(right).is_some()
+    ) -> Option<&MatchingEntry> {
+        self.matching_entries.get(&UnorderedPair(left, right))
     }
 
     pub fn extend(&mut self, matchings: Matchings<'a>) {
diff --git a/merge/src/ordered_merge.rs b/merge/src/ordered_merge.rs
index 32b9b88..ea9ece4 100644
--- a/merge/src/ordered_merge.rs
+++ b/merge/src/ordered_merge.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ pub fn ordered_merge<'a>(
     while let (Some(cur_left), Some(cur_right)) = (cur_left_option, cur_right_option) {
         let matching_base_left = base_left_matchings.find_matching_for(cur_left);
         let matching_base_right = base_right_matchings.find_matching_for(cur_right);
-        let left_matching_in_right = left_right_matchings.find_matching_for(cur_left);
-        let right_matching_in_left = left_right_matchings.find_matching_for(cur_right);
+        let left_matching_in_right =
+            left_right_matchings.find_matching_node_in_children(cur_left, right.get_children());
+        let right_matching_in_left =
+            left_right_matchings.find_matching_node_in_children(cur_right, left.get_children());
         let has_bidirectional_matching_left_right =
-            left_right_matchings.has_bidirectional_matching(cur_left, cur_right);
+            left_matching_in_right.is_some() && right_matching_in_left.is_some();
 
         match (
             has_bidirectional_matching_left_right,
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
     use std::{borrow::Cow, vec};
 
     use matching::{ordered, Matchings};
-    use model::{cst_node::NonTerminal, cst_node::Terminal, CSTNode, Language, Point};
+    use model::{cst_node::NonTerminal, cst_node::Terminal, CSTNode, Point};
 
     use crate::{MergeError, MergedCSTNode};
 
diff --git a/merge/src/unordered_merge.rs b/merge/src/unordered_merge.rs
index 19cd895..8b7facd 100644
--- a/merge/src/unordered_merge.rs
+++ b/merge/src/unordered_merge.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ pub fn unordered_merge<'a>(
         }
 
         let matching_base_left = base_left_matchings.find_matching_for(left_child);
-        let matching_left_right = left_right_matchings.find_matching_for(left_child);
+        let matching_left_right =
+            left_right_matchings.find_matching_node_in_children(left_child, right.get_children());
 
         match (matching_base_left, matching_left_right) {
             // Added only by left
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ pub fn unordered_merge<'a>(
         .filter(|node| !processed_nodes.contains(&node.id()))
     {
         let matching_base_right = base_right_matchings.find_matching_for(right_child);
-        let matching_left_right = left_right_matchings.find_matching_for(right_child);
+        let matching_left_right =
+            left_right_matchings.find_matching_node_in_children(right_child, left.get_children());
 
         match (matching_base_right, matching_left_right) {
             // Added only by right
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ mod tests {
     use matching::{unordered::calculate_matchings, Matchings};
     use model::{
         cst_node::{NonTerminal, Terminal},
-        CSTNode, Language, Point,
+        CSTNode, Point,
     };
 
     use crate::{MergeError, MergedCSTNode};