diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10271-changed-1710174159065.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10271-changed-1710174159065.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad35a3c9651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-10271-changed-1710174159065.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Changed
+---
+
+Update ACLB Match Condition Tooltips and Placeholders ([#10271](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/10271))
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/constants.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/constants.tsx
index 0a265fc1329..2404df5df7a 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/constants.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/constants.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const ROUTE_COPY = {
         'For TCP load balancers, a rule consists of service targets and the percentage of incoming requests that should be directed to each target. Add as many service targets as required, but the percentages for all targets must total 100%.',
     },
     MatchValue: {
-      header: 'The format for http header is: X-name:value.',
+      header: 'The format for http header is: X-name=value.',
       method: 'The request methods include: DELETE, GET, HEAD, POST, and PUT.',
       path_prefix:
         'The format of the path rule is: /pathname1/pathame2. The initial slash is required, but the trailing slash is not.',
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ export const ROUTE_COPY = {
           <Code>/path/.*[.]jpg</Code>. Initial slash is required.
         </>
       ),
-      query:
-        'The format for query string is: ?name=value. The query string name must be preceded by a question mark (?).',
+      query: 'The format for query string is: name=value.',
     },
     Stickiness: {
       Cookie:
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/utils.ts b/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/utils.ts
index b1664b4d4f8..8733c2d3779 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/LoadBalancers/LoadBalancerDetail/Routes/utils.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ export const matchValuePlaceholder: Record<
   CustomerFacingMatchFieldOption,
   string
 > = {
-  header: 'x-my-header:this',
+  header: 'x-my-header=this',
   method: 'POST',
   path_prefix: '/my-path',
   path_regex: '/path/.*[.](jpg)',
-  query: '?my-query-param=this',
+  query: 'my-query-param=this',
 };
 
 export const matchTypeOptions = Object.keys(matchFieldMap).map(