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Difference between Match up to something and Match with something

match up to somethingcome up to some standard:

  • His performance did not match up to the glowing account we had received of him.

match with somethingcorrespond or harmonize with smth.:

  • These curtains do not match with the decorations.

Note: Neither expression fully correlates in meaning with the phrase match something

1. = match with something:

  • The color of the carpet does not match the wallpaper.

2. = match up to something:

  • Our failure to match this achievement was the result of the failure to concentrate the requisite resources.