diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cdf8666..586b459 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         "@types/mkdirp": "^1.0.0",
         "@types/node": "^13.9.8",
         "@types/pino": "^6.3.8",
+        "@types/string-similarity": "^4.0.0",
         "7zip-bin": "^5.1.1",
         "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
         "imghash": "^0.0.9",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
         "sharp": "^0.28.1",
         "socket.io": "^4.1.1",
         "socket.io-stream": "^0.5.3",
+        "string-similarity": "^4.0.4",
         "typescript": "^3.8.3",
         "unrar": "github:cnboker/node-unrar",
         "xml2js": "^0.4.23"
@@ -1460,6 +1462,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/string-similarity": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dMS4S07fbtY1AILG/RhuwmptmzK1Ql8scmAebOTJ/8iBtK/KI17NwGwKzu1uipjj8Kk+3mfPxum56kKZE93mzQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/unzipper": {
       "version": "0.10.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/unzipper/-/unzipper-0.10.3.tgz",
@@ -10999,6 +11006,11 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/string-similarity": {
+      "version": "4.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/q/8Q4Bl4ZKAPjj8WerIBJWALKkaPRfrvhfF8k/B23i4nzrlRj2/go1m90In7nG/3XDSbOo0+pu6RvCTM9RGMQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/string-width": {
       "version": "4.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.2.tgz",
@@ -13450,6 +13462,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/string-similarity": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dMS4S07fbtY1AILG/RhuwmptmzK1Ql8scmAebOTJ/8iBtK/KI17NwGwKzu1uipjj8Kk+3mfPxum56kKZE93mzQ=="
+    },
     "@types/unzipper": {
       "version": "0.10.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/unzipper/-/unzipper-0.10.3.tgz",
@@ -20826,6 +20843,11 @@
         "strip-ansi": "^5.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "string-similarity": {
+      "version": "4.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/q/8Q4Bl4ZKAPjj8WerIBJWALKkaPRfrvhfF8k/B23i4nzrlRj2/go1m90In7nG/3XDSbOo0+pu6RvCTM9RGMQ=="
+    },
     "string-width": {
       "version": "4.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f8bec7c..ade7349 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "@types/mkdirp": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^13.9.8",
     "@types/pino": "^6.3.8",
+    "@types/string-similarity": "^4.0.0",
     "7zip-bin": "^5.1.1",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "imghash": "^0.0.9",
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
     "sharp": "^0.28.1",
     "socket.io": "^4.1.1",
     "socket.io-stream": "^0.5.3",
+    "string-similarity": "^4.0.4",
     "typescript": "^3.8.3",
     "unrar": "github:cnboker/node-unrar",
     "xml2js": "^0.4.23"
diff --git a/utils/searchmatchscorer.utils.ts b/utils/searchmatchscorer.utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0aac91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/searchmatchscorer.utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Rishi Ghan
+ *
+ The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Rishi Ghan
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Revision History:
+ *     Initial:        2021/07/29        Rishi Ghan
+ */
+
+import { each, map, isUndefined, isNull, assign } from "lodash";
+import stringSimilarity from "string-similarity";
+import https from "https";
+import { createWriteStream } from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+import { calculateLevenshteinDistance } from "./imagetransformation.utils";
+
+export const matchScorer = (searchMatches, searchQuery, rawFileDetails) => {
+	// 1. Check if it exists in the db (score: 0)
+	// 2. Check if issue name matches strongly (score: ++)
+	// 3. Check if issue number matches strongly (score: ++)
+	// 4. Check if issue covers hash match strongly (score: +++)
+	// 5. Check if issue year matches strongly (score: +)
+
+	each(searchMatches, (match, idx) => {
+		// Check for the issue name match
+
+		if (
+			!isNull(searchQuery.issue.searchParams.searchTerms.name) &&
+			!isNull(match.name)
+		) {
+			const issueNameScore = stringSimilarity.compareTwoStrings(
+				searchQuery.issue.searchParams.searchTerms.name,
+				match.name
+			);
+			match.score = issueNameScore;
+		}
+
+		// Issue number matches
+		if (
+			!isNull(searchQuery.issue.searchParams.searchTerms.number) &&
+			!isNull(match.issue_number)
+		) {
+			if (
+				parseInt(
+					searchQuery.issue.searchParams.searchTerms.number,
+					10
+				) === parseInt(match.issue_number, 10)
+			) {
+				match.score += 1;
+			}
+		}
+		// Cover image hash match
+		const fileName = match.id + "_" + rawFileDetails.name;
+		https.get(match.image.small_url, (response) => {
+			const fileStream = response.pipe(
+				createWriteStream(`./userdata/temporary/${fileName}`)
+			);
+			fileStream.on("finish", async () => {
+				const levenshteinDistance = await calculateLevenshteinDistance(
+					fileName,
+					path.resolve(`./userdata/temporary/${fileName}`)
+				);
+			});
+		});
+
+		return match;
+	});
+
+	return searchMatches;
+};
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 62247b4..6df0374 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -738,6 +738,11 @@
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/stack-utils/-/stack-utils-1.0.1.tgz"
   "version" "1.0.1"
 
+"@types/string-similarity@^4.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-dMS4S07fbtY1AILG/RhuwmptmzK1Ql8scmAebOTJ/8iBtK/KI17NwGwKzu1uipjj8Kk+3mfPxum56kKZE93mzQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.0.tgz"
+  "version" "4.0.0"
+
 "@types/unzipper@^0.10.3":
   "integrity" "sha512-01mQdTLp3/KuBVDhP82FNBf+enzVOjJ9dGsCWa5z8fcYAFVgA9bqIQ2NmsgNFzN/DhD0PUQj4n5p7k6I9mq80g=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/unzipper/-/unzipper-0.10.3.tgz"
@@ -5700,6 +5705,11 @@
     "astral-regex" "^1.0.0"
     "strip-ansi" "^5.2.0"
 
+"string-similarity@^4.0.4":
+  "integrity" "sha512-/q/8Q4Bl4ZKAPjj8WerIBJWALKkaPRfrvhfF8k/B23i4nzrlRj2/go1m90In7nG/3XDSbOo0+pu6RvCTM9RGMQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.4.tgz"
+  "version" "4.0.4"
+
 "string-width@^1.0.1":
   "integrity" "sha1-EYvfW4zcUaKn5w0hHgfisLmxB9M="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz"