private function match($candidate, $name, LinkConstraintInterface $constraint = null)
    {
        $candidateName = $candidate->getName();
        $candidateVersion = $candidate->getVersion();
        $isDev = $candidate->getStability() === 'dev';
        $isAlias = $candidate instanceof AliasPackage;

        if (!$isDev && !$isAlias && isset($this->filterRequires[$name])) {
            $requireFilter = $this->filterRequires[$name];
        } else {
            $requireFilter = new EmptyConstraint;
        }

        if ($candidateName === $name) {
            $pkgConstraint = new VersionConstraint('==', $candidateVersion);

            if ($constraint === null || $constraint->matches($pkgConstraint)) {
                return $requireFilter->matches($pkgConstraint) ? self::MATCH : self::MATCH_FILTERED;
            }

            return self::MATCH_NAME;
        }

        $provides = $candidate->getProvides();
        $replaces = $candidate->getReplaces();

        // aliases create multiple replaces/provides for one target so they can not use the shortcut below
        if (isset($replaces[0]) || isset($provides[0])) {
            foreach ($provides as $link) {
                if ($link->getTarget() === $name && ($constraint === null || $constraint->matches($link->getConstraint()))) {
                    return $requireFilter->matches($link->getConstraint()) ? self::MATCH_PROVIDE : self::MATCH_FILTERED;
                }
            }

            foreach ($replaces as $link) {
                if ($link->getTarget() === $name && ($constraint === null || $constraint->matches($link->getConstraint()))) {
                    return $requireFilter->matches($link->getConstraint()) ? self::MATCH_REPLACE : self::MATCH_FILTERED;
                }
            }

            return self::MATCH_NONE;
        }

        if (isset($provides[$name]) && ($constraint === null || $constraint->matches($provides[$name]->getConstraint()))) {
            return $requireFilter->matches($provides[$name]->getConstraint()) ? self::MATCH_PROVIDE : self::MATCH_FILTERED;
        }

        if (isset($replaces[$name]) && ($constraint === null || $constraint->matches($replaces[$name]->getConstraint()))) {
            return $requireFilter->matches($replaces[$name]->getConstraint()) ? self::MATCH_REPLACE : self::MATCH_FILTERED;
        }

        return self::MATCH_NONE;
    }