# Multi\_match with most\_fields option does not behave as documented

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-with-most-fields-option-does-not-behave-as-documented/211897>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 15, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-with-most-fields-option-does-not-behave-as-documented/211897 "2019-12-15T04:33:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pascal\_Rapicault](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pascal_rapicault/32/55546_2.png) [@Pascal\_Rapicault](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pascal_Rapicault)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-with-most-fields-option-does-not-behave-as-documented/211897/1 "2019-12-15T04:33:16Z")

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Hello,

The documentation on multi\_match query [1] with most\_fields specified, does not behave as documented. The documentation says "The score from each `match` clause is added together, then divided by the number of `match` clauses.", however what I observe is that the score of each match clause is added.

Could you please confirm what is the behaviour?

Thanks

Pascal

[1] [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html#type-most-fields](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/query-dsl-multi-match-query.html#type-most-fields)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multi-match-with-most-fields-option-does-not-behave-as-documented/211897/2 "2020-01-12T04:33:24Z")

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