diff --git a/include/engine/api/match_api.hpp b/include/engine/api/match_api.hpp
index 9016f3b60..1211e2b05 100644
--- a/include/engine/api/match_api.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/api/match_api.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ class MatchAPI final : public RouteAPI
             auto waypoint = BaseAPI::MakeWaypoint(phantom);
             waypoint.values["matchings_index"] = matching_index.sub_matching_index;
             waypoint.values["waypoint_index"] = matching_index.point_index;
+            waypoint.values["alternatives_count"] =
+                sub_matchings[matching_index.sub_matching_index]
+                    .alternatives_count[matching_index.point_index];
             waypoints.values.push_back(std::move(waypoint));
         }
 
diff --git a/include/engine/map_matching/hidden_markov_model.hpp b/include/engine/map_matching/hidden_markov_model.hpp
index 6957240f4..8f1e4d1ff 100644
--- a/include/engine/map_matching/hidden_markov_model.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/map_matching/hidden_markov_model.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct TransitionLogProbability
 template <class CandidateLists> struct HiddenMarkovModel
 {
     std::vector<std::vector<double>> viterbi;
+    std::vector<std::vector<bool>> viterbi_reachable;
     std::vector<std::vector<std::pair<unsigned, unsigned>>> parents;
     std::vector<std::vector<float>> path_distances;
     std::vector<std::vector<bool>> pruned;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ template <class CandidateLists> struct HiddenMarkovModel
           emission_log_probabilities(emission_log_probabilities)
     {
         viterbi.resize(candidates_list.size());
+        viterbi_reachable.resize(candidates_list.size());
         parents.resize(candidates_list.size());
         path_distances.resize(candidates_list.size());
         pruned.resize(candidates_list.size());
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ template <class CandidateLists> struct HiddenMarkovModel
             if (num_candidates > 0)
             {
                 viterbi[i].resize(num_candidates);
+                viterbi_reachable[i].resize(num_candidates);
                 parents[i].resize(num_candidates);
                 path_distances[i].resize(num_candidates);
                 pruned[i].resize(num_candidates);
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ template <class CandidateLists> struct HiddenMarkovModel
         for (const auto t : util::irange(initial_timestamp, viterbi.size()))
         {
             std::fill(viterbi[t].begin(), viterbi[t].end(), IMPOSSIBLE_LOG_PROB);
+            std::fill(viterbi_reachable[t].begin(), viterbi_reachable[t].end(), false);
             std::fill(parents[t].begin(), parents[t].end(), std::make_pair(0u, 0u));
             std::fill(path_distances[t].begin(), path_distances[t].end(), 0);
             std::fill(pruned[t].begin(), pruned[t].end(), true);
diff --git a/include/engine/map_matching/sub_matching.hpp b/include/engine/map_matching/sub_matching.hpp
index 22c180312..e272423e7 100644
--- a/include/engine/map_matching/sub_matching.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/map_matching/sub_matching.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct SubMatching
 {
     std::vector<PhantomNode> nodes;
     std::vector<unsigned> indices;
+    std::vector<unsigned> alternatives_count;
     double confidence;
 };
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/routing_algorithms/map_matching.cpp b/src/engine/routing_algorithms/map_matching.cpp
index 421cc9aa2..84f649222 100644
--- a/src/engine/routing_algorithms/map_matching.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/routing_algorithms/map_matching.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ operator()(const std::shared_ptr<const datafacade::BaseDataFacade> facade,
         {
             ++sub_matching_begin;
         }
+        const auto sub_matching_last_timestamp = parent_timestamp_index;
 
         // matchings that only consist of one candidate are invalid
         if (parent_timestamp_index - sub_matching_begin + 1 < 2)
@@ -319,12 +320,8 @@ operator()(const std::shared_ptr<const datafacade::BaseDataFacade> facade,
         std::deque<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t>> reconstructed_indices;
         while (parent_timestamp_index > sub_matching_begin)
         {
-            if (model.breakage[parent_timestamp_index])
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             reconstructed_indices.emplace_front(parent_timestamp_index, parent_candidate_index);
+            model.viterbi_reachable[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index] = true;
             const auto &next = model.parents[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index];
             // make sure we can never get stuck in this loop
             if (parent_timestamp_index == next.first)
@@ -335,12 +332,34 @@ operator()(const std::shared_ptr<const datafacade::BaseDataFacade> facade,
             parent_candidate_index = next.second;
         }
         reconstructed_indices.emplace_front(parent_timestamp_index, parent_candidate_index);
+        model.viterbi_reachable[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index] = true;
         if (reconstructed_indices.size() < 2)
         {
             sub_matching_begin = sub_matching_end;
             continue;
         }
 
+        // fill viterbi reachability matrix
+        for (const auto s_last :
+             util::irange<std::size_t>(0UL, model.viterbi[sub_matching_last_timestamp].size()))
+        {
+            parent_timestamp_index = sub_matching_last_timestamp;
+            parent_candidate_index = s_last;
+            while (parent_timestamp_index > sub_matching_begin)
+            {
+                if (model.viterbi_reachable[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index] ||
+                    model.pruned[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index])
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                model.viterbi_reachable[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index] = true;
+                const auto &next = model.parents[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index];
+                parent_timestamp_index = next.first;
+                parent_candidate_index = next.second;
+            }
+            model.viterbi_reachable[parent_timestamp_index][parent_candidate_index] = true;
+        }
+
         auto matching_distance = 0.0;
         auto trace_distance = 0.0;
         matching.nodes.reserve(reconstructed_indices.size());
@@ -352,6 +371,10 @@ operator()(const std::shared_ptr<const datafacade::BaseDataFacade> facade,
 
             matching.indices.push_back(timestamp_index);
             matching.nodes.push_back(candidates_list[timestamp_index][location_index].phantom_node);
+            matching.alternatives_count.push_back(
+                std::accumulate(model.viterbi_reachable[timestamp_index].begin(),
+                                model.viterbi_reachable[timestamp_index].end(),
+                                0));
             matching_distance += model.path_distances[timestamp_index][location_index];
         }
         util::for_each_pair(