diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala
index b4bf9deb04..018b68aa56 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/AvoidInfix.scala
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class AvoidInfix(implicit ctx: RewriteCtx) extends RewriteSession {
 
     val shouldWrapLhs = !lhsIsWrapped &&
       (lhs match {
-        case _: Term.ApplyInfix => !lhsIsOK
+        case _: Term.ApplyInfix | _: Term.Match => !lhsIsOK
         // foo _ compose bar => (foo _).compose(bar)
         // new Foo compose bar => (new Foo).compose(bar)
         case _: Term.Eta | _: Term.New => true
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces.stat
index 39cbea6c95..7e3a4ba871 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces.stat
@@ -7585,18 +7585,10 @@ object a {
   } d e
 }
 >>>
-test does not parse
-[dialect scala3] `;` expected but `.` found
-  a .b( c) match {
-    case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
-    ^
-}
-====== full result: ======
 object a {
-  a .b( c) match {
+  (a.b(c) match {
     case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
+  }).d(e)
 }
 <<< AvoidInfix with match, with dot
 rewrite.rules = [AvoidInfix]
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_fold.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_fold.stat
index a08ab241b5..5d45dec21e 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_fold.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_fold.stat
@@ -7296,18 +7296,8 @@ object a {
   } d e
 }
 >>>
-test does not parse
-[dialect scala3] `;` expected but `.` found
-  a .b( c) match {
-    case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
-    ^
-}
-====== full result: ======
 object a {
-  a .b( c) match {
-    case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
+  (a.b(c) match { case _ => }).d(e)
 }
 <<< AvoidInfix with match, with dot
 rewrite.rules = [AvoidInfix]
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_keep.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_keep.stat
index 2515ab3312..d675ccc27c 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_keep.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_keep.stat
@@ -7613,18 +7613,10 @@ object a {
   } d e
 }
 >>>
-test does not parse
-[dialect scala3] `;` expected but `.` found
-  a .b( c) match {
-    case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
-    ^
-}
-====== full result: ======
 object a {
-  a .b( c) match {
+  (a.b(c) match {
     case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
+  }).d(e)
 }
 <<< AvoidInfix with match, with dot
 rewrite.rules = [AvoidInfix]
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_unfold.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_unfold.stat
index 45dc8b7047..4458bed87c 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_unfold.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/OptionalBraces_unfold.stat
@@ -7900,18 +7900,12 @@ object a {
   } d e
 }
 >>>
-test does not parse
-[dialect scala3] `;` expected but `.` found
-  a .b( c) match {
-    case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
-    ^
-}
-====== full result: ======
 object a {
-  a .b( c) match {
-    case _ =>
-  } .d( e)
+  (
+    a.b(c) match {
+      case _ =>
+    }
+  ).d(e)
 }
 <<< AvoidInfix with match, with dot
 rewrite.rules = [AvoidInfix]
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala
index 2f14c53cc2..77937b4ad7 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class FormatTests extends FunSuite with CanRunTests with FormatAssertions {
     val explored = Debug.explored.get()
     logger.debug(s"Total explored: $explored")
     if (!onlyUnit && !onlyManual)
-      assertEquals(explored, 1083242, "total explored")
+      assertEquals(explored, 1083470, "total explored")
     val results = debugResults.result()
     // TODO(olafur) don't block printing out test results.
     // I don't want to deal with scalaz's Tasks :'(