You can use the following syntax in Excel to use an IF statement with the MATCH function:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(E2,A2:A10,0)), "Yes", "No")
This particular formula checks if the value in cell E2 exists in the range A2:A10.
If it does exist, then the formula returns Yes.
If it does not exist, then the formula returns No.
Note: Feel free to replace “Yes” and “No” with whatever other values you’d like to return.
The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.
Example: How to Use IF Statement with MATCH Function in Excel
Suppose we have the following dataset in Excel that contains information about various basketball players:
Suppose we would like to check if the team name “Lakers” exists in the team column.
We can type the following formula into cell F2 to do so:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(E2,A2:A10,0)), "Yes", "No")
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The team name “Lakers” does exist in the range A2:A10 so the formula returns “Yes” in cell F2.
Note that you could also return a cell value instead of “Yes” or “No” in the IF statement.
For example, you could use the following formula to return the team name if it does exist in the team column or a blank otherwise:
=IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(E2,A2:A10,0)), E2, " ")
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The formula simply returns the name “Lakers” in cell F2 because this name existed in the team column.
Additional Resources
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common operations in Excel:
Excel: How to Use IF Function with INDEX MATCH
Excel: How to Use SUM with INDEX MATCH
Excel: Use INDEX and MATCH to Return Multiple Values Vertically
