diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs
index 2579404fb18..e0cbadeb645 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::source_map::{Span, Spanned};
 use rustc_span::{sym, symbol::kw};
-use std::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::cmp::{max, Ordering};
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -830,12 +830,12 @@ fn report_single_match_single_pattern(
     );
 }
 
-fn check_single_match_opt_like(
-    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
+fn check_single_match_opt_like<'a>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'a>,
     ex: &Expr<'_>,
     arms: &[Arm<'_>],
     expr: &Expr<'_>,
-    ty: Ty<'_>,
+    ty: Ty<'a>,
     els: Option<&Expr<'_>>,
 ) {
     // list of candidate `Enum`s we know will never get any more members
@@ -849,25 +849,120 @@ fn check_single_match_opt_like(
         (&paths::RESULT, "Ok"),
     ];
 
-    let path = match arms[1].pat.kind {
-        PatKind::TupleStruct(ref path, inner, _) => {
-            // Contains any non wildcard patterns (e.g., `Err(err)`)?
-            if !inner.iter().all(is_wild) {
-                return;
-            }
-            rustc_hir_pretty::to_string(rustc_hir_pretty::NO_ANN, |s| s.print_qpath(path, false))
-        },
-        PatKind::Binding(BindingAnnotation::Unannotated, .., ident, None) => ident.to_string(),
-        PatKind::Path(ref path) => {
-            rustc_hir_pretty::to_string(rustc_hir_pretty::NO_ANN, |s| s.print_qpath(path, false))
-        },
-        _ => return,
-    };
+    // We want to suggest to exclude an arm that contains only wildcards or forms the exhaustive
+    // match with the second branch, without enum variants in matches.
+    if !contains_only_wilds(arms[1].pat) && !form_exhaustive_matches(arms[0].pat, arms[1].pat) {
+        return;
+    }
 
-    for &(ty_path, pat_path) in candidates {
-        if path == *pat_path && match_type(cx, ty, ty_path) {
-            report_single_match_single_pattern(cx, ex, arms, expr, els);
+    let mut paths_and_types = Vec::new();
+    if !collect_pat_paths(&mut paths_and_types, cx, arms[1].pat, ty) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let in_candidate_enum = |path_info: &(String, &TyS<'_>)| -> bool {
+        let (path, ty) = path_info;
+        for &(ty_path, pat_path) in candidates {
+            if path == pat_path && match_type(cx, ty, ty_path) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
+        false
+    };
+    if paths_and_types.iter().all(in_candidate_enum) {
+        report_single_match_single_pattern(cx, ex, arms, expr, els);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Collects paths and their types from the given patterns. Returns true if the given pattern could
+/// be simplified, false otherwise.
+fn collect_pat_paths<'a>(acc: &mut Vec<(String, Ty<'a>)>, cx: &LateContext<'a>, pat: &Pat<'_>, ty: Ty<'a>) -> bool {
+    match pat.kind {
+        PatKind::Wild => true,
+        PatKind::Tuple(inner, _) => inner.iter().all(|p| {
+            let p_ty = cx.typeck_results().pat_ty(p);
+            collect_pat_paths(acc, cx, p, p_ty)
+        }),
+        PatKind::TupleStruct(ref path, ..) => {
+            let path = rustc_hir_pretty::to_string(rustc_hir_pretty::NO_ANN, |s| {
+                s.print_qpath(path, false);
+            });
+            acc.push((path, ty));
+            true
+        },
+        PatKind::Binding(BindingAnnotation::Unannotated, .., ident, None) => {
+            acc.push((ident.to_string(), ty));
+            true
+        },
+        PatKind::Path(ref path) => {
+            let path = rustc_hir_pretty::to_string(rustc_hir_pretty::NO_ANN, |s| {
+                s.print_qpath(path, false);
+            });
+            acc.push((path, ty));
+            true
+        },
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns true if the given arm of pattern matching contains wildcard patterns.
+fn contains_only_wilds(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
+    match pat.kind {
+        PatKind::Wild => true,
+        PatKind::Tuple(inner, _) | PatKind::TupleStruct(_, inner, ..) => inner.iter().all(contains_only_wilds),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns true if the given patterns forms only exhaustive matches that don't contain enum
+/// patterns without a wildcard.
+fn form_exhaustive_matches(left: &Pat<'_>, right: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
+    match (&left.kind, &right.kind) {
+        (PatKind::Wild, _) | (_, PatKind::Wild) => true,
+        (PatKind::Tuple(left_in, left_pos), PatKind::Tuple(right_in, right_pos)) => {
+            // We don't actually know the position and the presence of the `..` (dotdot) operator
+            // in the arms, so we need to evaluate the correct offsets here in order to iterate in
+            // both arms at the same time.
+            let len = max(
+                left_in.len() + {
+                    if left_pos.is_some() { 1 } else { 0 }
+                },
+                right_in.len() + {
+                    if right_pos.is_some() { 1 } else { 0 }
+                },
+            );
+            let mut left_pos = left_pos.unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
+            let mut right_pos = right_pos.unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
+            let mut left_dot_space = 0;
+            let mut right_dot_space = 0;
+            for i in 0..len {
+                let mut found_dotdot = false;
+                if i == left_pos {
+                    left_dot_space += 1;
+                    if left_dot_space < len - left_in.len() {
+                        left_pos += 1;
+                    }
+                    found_dotdot = true;
+                }
+                if i == right_pos {
+                    right_dot_space += 1;
+                    if right_dot_space < len - right_in.len() {
+                        right_pos += 1;
+                    }
+                    found_dotdot = true;
+                }
+                if found_dotdot {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if !contains_only_wilds(&left_in[i - left_dot_space])
+                    && !contains_only_wilds(&right_in[i - right_dot_space])
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            true
+        },
+        _ => false,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/single_match.rs b/tests/ui/single_match.rs
index b1819e08d53..bd371888046 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single_match.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/single_match.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,84 @@ fn if_suggestion() {
     };
 }
 
+// See: issue #8282
+fn ranges() {
+    enum E {
+        V,
+    }
+    let x = (Some(E::V), Some(42));
+
+    // Don't lint, because the `E` enum can be extended with additional fields later. Thus, the
+    // proposed replacement to `if let Some(E::V)` may hide non-exhaustive warnings that appeared
+    // because of `match` construction.
+    match x {
+        (Some(E::V), _) => {},
+        (None, _) => {},
+    }
+
+    // lint
+    match x {
+        (Some(_), _) => {},
+        (None, _) => {},
+    }
+
+    // lint
+    match x {
+        (Some(E::V), _) => todo!(),
+        (_, _) => {},
+    }
+
+    // lint
+    match (Some(42), Some(E::V), Some(42)) {
+        (.., Some(E::V), _) => {},
+        (..) => {},
+    }
+
+    // Don't lint, see above.
+    match (Some(E::V), Some(E::V), Some(E::V)) {
+        (.., Some(E::V), _) => {},
+        (.., None, _) => {},
+    }
+
+    // Don't lint, see above.
+    match (Some(E::V), Some(E::V), Some(E::V)) {
+        (Some(E::V), ..) => {},
+        (None, ..) => {},
+    }
+
+    // Don't lint, see above.
+    match (Some(E::V), Some(E::V), Some(E::V)) {
+        (_, Some(E::V), ..) => {},
+        (_, None, ..) => {},
+    }
+}
+
+fn skip_type_aliases() {
+    enum OptionEx {
+        Some(i32),
+        None,
+    }
+    enum ResultEx {
+        Err(i32),
+        Ok(i32),
+    }
+
+    use OptionEx::{None, Some};
+    use ResultEx::{Err, Ok};
+
+    // don't lint
+    match Err(42) {
+        Ok(_) => dummy(),
+        Err(_) => (),
+    };
+
+    // don't lint
+    match Some(1i32) {
+        Some(_) => dummy(),
+        None => (),
+    };
+}
+
 macro_rules! single_match {
     ($num:literal) => {
         match $num {
diff --git a/tests/ui/single_match.stderr b/tests/ui/single_match.stderr
index c261b5111c8..318faf25717 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single_match.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/single_match.stderr
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ LL | |         _ => {},
 LL | |     };
    | |_____^ help: try this: `if let (2..=3, 7..=9) = z { dummy() }`
 
-error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
-  --> $DIR/single_match.rs:54:5
-   |
-LL | /     match x {
-LL | |         Some(y) => dummy(),
-LL | |         None => (),
-LL | |     };
-   | |_____^ help: try this: `if let Some(y) = x { dummy() }`
-
 error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
   --> $DIR/single_match.rs:59:5
    |
@@ -128,5 +119,32 @@ LL | |         _ => (),
 LL | |     };
    | |_____^ help: try this: `if let None = x { println!() }`
 
-error: aborting due to 13 previous errors
+error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
+  --> $DIR/single_match.rs:164:5
+   |
+LL | /     match x {
+LL | |         (Some(_), _) => {},
+LL | |         (None, _) => {},
+LL | |     }
+   | |_____^ help: try this: `if let (Some(_), _) = x {}`
+
+error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
+  --> $DIR/single_match.rs:170:5
+   |
+LL | /     match x {
+LL | |         (Some(E::V), _) => todo!(),
+LL | |         (_, _) => {},
+LL | |     }
+   | |_____^ help: try this: `if let (Some(E::V), _) = x { todo!() }`
+
+error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
+  --> $DIR/single_match.rs:176:5
+   |
+LL | /     match (Some(42), Some(E::V), Some(42)) {
+LL | |         (.., Some(E::V), _) => {},
+LL | |         (..) => {},
+LL | |     }
+   | |_____^ help: try this: `if let (.., Some(E::V), _) = (Some(42), Some(E::V), Some(42)) {}`
+
+error: aborting due to 15 previous errors
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/single_match_else.stderr b/tests/ui/single_match_else.stderr
index c61d80a905c..21ea704b62a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single_match_else.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/single_match_else.stderr
@@ -19,45 +19,5 @@ LL +         None
 LL +     }
    |
 
-error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
-  --> $DIR/single_match_else.rs:70:5
-   |
-LL | /     match Some(1) {
-LL | |         Some(a) => println!("${:?}", a),
-LL | |         None => {
-LL | |             println!("else block");
-LL | |             return
-LL | |         },
-LL | |     }
-   | |_____^
-   |
-help: try this
-   |
-LL ~     if let Some(a) = Some(1) { println!("${:?}", a) } else {
-LL +         println!("else block");
-LL +         return
-LL +     }
-   |
-
-error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
-  --> $DIR/single_match_else.rs:79:5
-   |
-LL | /     match Some(1) {
-LL | |         Some(a) => println!("${:?}", a),
-LL | |         None => {
-LL | |             println!("else block");
-LL | |             return;
-LL | |         },
-LL | |     }
-   | |_____^
-   |
-help: try this
-   |
-LL ~     if let Some(a) = Some(1) { println!("${:?}", a) } else {
-LL +         println!("else block");
-LL +         return;
-LL +     }
-   |
-
-error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+error: aborting due to previous error