diff --git a/decoy/spy_events.py b/decoy/spy_events.py
index 69b8d1c..3a0d1a2 100644
--- a/decoy/spy_events.py
+++ b/decoy/spy_events.py
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ def match_event(event: AnySpyEvent, rehearsal: SpyRehearsal) -> bool:
 
         try:
             args_match = all(
-                call.args[i] == value for i, value in enumerate(rehearsed_call.args)
+                value == call.args[i] for i, value in enumerate(rehearsed_call.args)
             )
             kwargs_match = all(
-                call.kwargs[key] == value
+                value == call.kwargs[key]
                 for key, value in rehearsed_call.kwargs.items()
             )
 
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ def match_event(event: AnySpyEvent, rehearsal: SpyRehearsal) -> bool:
         except (IndexError, KeyError):
             return False
 
-    return event.payload == rehearsal.payload
+    return rehearsal.payload == event.payload
diff --git a/tests/test_spy_events.py b/tests/test_spy_events.py
index 8c0b94f..aebf55d 100644
--- a/tests/test_spy_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_spy_events.py
@@ -176,3 +176,50 @@ def test_match_event(
     """It should match a call to a rehearsal."""
     result = match_event(event, rehearsal)
     assert result is expected_result
+
+
+def test_match_eq_override() -> None:
+    """It should prefer __eq__ from the rehearsal."""
+
+    class _Matcher:
+        def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+            return True
+
+    class _Value:
+        def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+            return False
+
+    event_args = SpyEvent(
+        spy=SpyInfo(id=42, name="my_spy", is_async=False),
+        payload=SpyCall(args=(_Value(),), kwargs={}),
+    )
+
+    event_kwargs = SpyEvent(
+        spy=SpyInfo(id=42, name="my_spy", is_async=False),
+        payload=SpyCall(args=(), kwargs={"value": _Value()}),
+    )
+
+    rehearsal_ars = WhenRehearsal(
+        spy=SpyInfo(id=42, name="my_spy", is_async=False),
+        payload=SpyCall(args=(_Matcher(),), kwargs={}),
+    )
+
+    rehearsal_kwargs = WhenRehearsal(
+        spy=SpyInfo(id=42, name="my_spy", is_async=False),
+        payload=SpyCall(args=(), kwargs={"value": _Matcher()}),
+    )
+
+    rehearsal_args_ignore_extra = WhenRehearsal(
+        spy=SpyInfo(id=42, name="my_spy", is_async=False),
+        payload=SpyCall(args=(_Matcher(),), kwargs={}, ignore_extra_args=True),
+    )
+
+    rehearsal_kwargs_ignore_extra = WhenRehearsal(
+        spy=SpyInfo(id=42, name="my_spy", is_async=False),
+        payload=SpyCall(args=(), kwargs={"value": _Matcher()}, ignore_extra_args=True),
+    )
+
+    assert match_event(event_args, rehearsal_ars) is True
+    assert match_event(event_kwargs, rehearsal_kwargs) is True
+    assert match_event(event_args, rehearsal_args_ignore_extra) is True
+    assert match_event(event_kwargs, rehearsal_kwargs_ignore_extra) is True