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Advanced Matching is a Meta feature that lets the pixel send additional hashed customer data (email, phone, name) alongside events, improving Meta’s ability to match events to people. The match quality is surfaced as the Event Match Quality (EMQ) score in Events Manager. If your score is low, these are the most common reasons:

Low volume of data

New or low-traffic stores naturally score low — there isn’t enough data for Meta to score matching accurately yet. This typically improves as volume grows.

Incomplete data

If only a few customer parameters are sent with each event (or fields are missing for some customers), match rates suffer.

Mismatched data

When pixel data doesn’t match what customers enter at checkout or registration — typos, old emails, formatting differences — matches fail.

Data quality issues

Incorrect or inconsistent values (test orders, placeholder emails) drag the score down.

Technical issues

If the pixel isn’t firing correctly or events are dropped in transit, matching data never reaches Meta. Check how to troubleshoot your pixel first.

Where to go next

For concrete steps to raise your score, see Low EMQ score at destination and Improve Meta match quality.
Still stuck? Contact support@upstackdata.com with your Pixel ID and a description of the issue. We typically respond within a few hours.