diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index 5c35014b246b64..303c201f1a6feb 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ The match statement is used for pattern matching.  Syntax:
 
 .. productionlist:: python-grammar
    match_stmt: 'match' `subject_expr` ":" NEWLINE INDENT `case_block`+ DEDENT
-   subject_expr: `!star_named_expression` "," `!star_named_expressions`?
-               : | `!named_expression`
+   subject_expr: `flexible_expression` "," [`flexible_expression_list` [',']]
+               : | `assignment_expression`
    case_block: 'case' `patterns` [`guard`] ":" `!block`
 
 .. note::
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ Guards
 .. index:: ! guard
 
 .. productionlist:: python-grammar
-   guard: "if" `!named_expression`
+   guard: "if" `assignment_expression`
 
 A ``guard`` (which is part of the ``case``) must succeed for code inside
 the ``case`` block to execute.  It takes the form: :keyword:`if` followed by an