difference underdog and dark horse

title, explanation pls

one is a dog and the other is a horse

nobody___100 [#2]

one is a dog and the other is a horse

thanks for ruining my day

Underdog expected to lose in there matchup, Dark Horse COULD make a deep run

underdog is the team predicted to lose in a specific match
dark horse is a team that could potentially make a surprise run in the entire event

CanadianLegend [#4]

Underdog expected to lose in there matchup, Dark Horse COULD make a deep run

So if i understand

Underdog: Nobody expects them to achieve anything and they probably wont
Dark horse: Nobody expects them to achieve anything but are capable of going far?

So talon is an underdog and trace is a dark horse

ASTEROIDCHILD [#5]

underdog is the team predicted to lose in a specific match
dark horse is a team that could potentially make a surprise run in the entire event

So underdog is relative to another team wheras dark horse is for a whole event

welikefortniteandvalorant [#6]

So if i understand

Underdog: Nobody expects them to achieve anything and they probably wont
Dark horse: Nobody expects them to achieve anything but are capable of going far?

So talon is an underdog and trace is a dark horse

Underdog for me at least is match specific, while Dark House is like the whole tourney, you can be both in a match(ex. Acend in Finals of Champs 2021),

welikefortniteandvalorant [#7]

So underdog is relative to another team wheras dark horse is for a whole event

pretty much

welikefortniteandvalorant [#7]

So underdog is relative to another team wheras dark horse is for a whole event

yeep
example: TH is the underdog in their next match, DRX is my dark horse for champions this year

welikefortniteandvalorant [#3]

thanks for ruining my day

you're welcome, hope you have a bad day!

ASTEROIDCHILD [#10]

yeep
example: TH is the underdog in their next match, DRX is my dark horse for champions this year

Ok thx