diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/error.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/error.ts
index 13e01c4887..5bcff78636 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/error.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/error.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { colors } from 'playwright-core/lib/utilsBundle';
 import type { Locator } from 'playwright-core';
 import { EXPECTED_COLOR } from '../common/expectBundle';
 
-export function toMatchExpectedVerification(
+export function toMatchExpectedStringOrPredicateVerification(
   state: ExpectMatcherState,
   matcherName: string,
   receiver: Locator | undefined,
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export function toMatchExpectedVerification(
     const message = supportsPredicate ? 'string, regular expression, or predicate' : 'string or regular expression';
 
     throw new Error([
-      matcherHint(state, receiver, matcherName, expression, expected, matcherOptions),
+      // Always display `expected` in expectation place
+      matcherHint(state, receiver, matcherName, expression, undefined, matcherOptions),
       `${colors.bold('Matcher error')}: ${EXPECTED_COLOR('expected',)} value must be a ${message}`,
       state.utils.printWithType('Expected', expected, state.utils.printExpected)
     ].join('\n\n'));
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts
index cf79957949..00f67a0178 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matchers.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { TestInfoImpl } from '../worker/testInfo';
 import type { ExpectMatcherState } from '../../types/test';
 import { takeFirst } from '../common/config';
 import { matcherHint } from './matcherHint';
-import { toMatchExpectedVerification } from './error';
+import { toMatchExpectedStringOrPredicateVerification } from './error';
 
 export interface LocatorEx extends Locator {
   _expect(expression: string, options: FrameExpectParams): Promise<{ matches: boolean, received?: any, log?: string[], timedOut?: boolean }>;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ export async function toHaveURL2(
 ) {
   const matcherName = 'toHaveURL';
   const expression = 'page';
-  toMatchExpectedVerification(
+  toMatchExpectedStringOrPredicateVerification(
       this,
       matcherName,
       undefined,
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ export async function toHaveURL2(
           undefined,
           matcherName,
           expression,
-          typeof expected === 'function' ? 'predicate' : expected,
+          undefined,
           matcherOptions,
           timeout,
       ),
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchText.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchText.ts
index 650905163a..251da7e84c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchText.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/toMatchText.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import type { ExpectMatcherState } from '../../types/test';
 import { kNoElementsFoundError, matcherHint } from './matcherHint';
 import type { MatcherResult } from './matcherHint';
 import type { Locator } from 'playwright-core';
-import { toMatchExpectedVerification } from './error';
+import { toMatchExpectedStringOrPredicateVerification } from './error';
 
 export async function toMatchText(
   this: ExpectMatcherState,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function toMatchText(
   options: { timeout?: number, matchSubstring?: boolean } = {},
 ): Promise<MatcherResult<string | RegExp, string>> {
   expectTypes(receiver, [receiverType], matcherName);
-  toMatchExpectedVerification(this, matcherName, receiver, receiver, expected);
+  toMatchExpectedStringOrPredicateVerification(this, matcherName, receiver, receiver, expected);
 
   const timeout = options.timeout ?? this.timeout;