diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/pairlist_helpers.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/pairlist_helpers.py
index 04320fe16..924bfb293 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/pairlist_helpers.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/pairlist_helpers.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def expand_pairlist(wildcardpl: List[str], available_pairs: List[str],
             try:
                 comp = re.compile(pair_wc)
                 result_partial = [
-                    pair for pair in available_pairs if re.match(comp, pair)
+                    pair for pair in available_pairs if re.fullmatch(comp, pair)
                 ]
                 # Add all matching pairs.
                 # If there are no matching pairs (Pair not on exchange) keep it.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def expand_pairlist(wildcardpl: List[str], available_pairs: List[str],
             try:
                 comp = re.compile(pair_wc)
                 result += [
-                    pair for pair in available_pairs if re.match(comp, pair)
+                    pair for pair in available_pairs if re.fullmatch(comp, pair)
                 ]
             except re.error as err:
                 raise ValueError(f"Wildcard error in {pair_wc}, {err}")
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_pairlist.py b/tests/plugins/test_pairlist.py
index 910a9580c..d62230e76 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_pairlist.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_pairlist.py
@@ -870,6 +870,9 @@ def test_performance_filter(mocker, whitelist_conf, pairlists, pair_allowlist, o
     (['*UP/USDT', 'BTC/USDT', 'ETH/USDT'],
      ['BTC/USDT', 'ETC/USDT', 'ETH/USDT', 'BTCUP/USDT', 'XRPUP/USDT', 'XRPDOWN/USDT'],
      None),
+    (['BTC/USD'],
+     ['BTC/USD', 'BTC/USDT'],
+     ['BTC/USD']),
 ])
 def test_expand_pairlist(wildcardlist, pairs, expected):
     if expected is None:
@@ -901,7 +904,11 @@ def test_expand_pairlist(wildcardlist, pairs, expected):
     (['*UP/USDT', 'BTC/USDT', 'ETH/USDT'],
      ['BTC/USDT', 'ETC/USDT', 'ETH/USDT', 'BTCUP/USDT', 'XRPUP/USDT', 'XRPDOWN/USDT'],
      None),
-    (['HELLO/WORLD'], [], ['HELLO/WORLD'])  # Invalid pair kept
+    (['HELLO/WORLD'], [], ['HELLO/WORLD']),  # Invalid pair kept
+    (['BTC/USD'],
+     ['BTC/USD', 'BTC/USDT'],
+     ['BTC/USD']),
+
 ])
 def test_expand_pairlist_keep_invalid(wildcardlist, pairs, expected):
     if expected is None: