ANALYSIS 

Shots: Watford averages 9.5 shots per game, while their opponents average 13.22 shots per game. This suggests that Watford's opponents tend to take more shots during a game.

On Target: Watford has an average of 4.1 shots on target per game compared to their opponents' 5.6. This indicates that Watford's opponents are more efficient in getting their shots on target.

Goals: Watford scores an average of 1.17 goals per game, whereas their opponents score an average of 2.22 goals per game. This significant difference highlights that Watford's opponents are more effective at converting their opportunities into goals.

Possession: Watford has an average possession of 53.9%, which is higher than their opponents' 46.1%. Despite having less possession, Watford's opponents seem to utilize their time with the ball more effectively, given their higher shots, shots on target, and goals metrics.

Crosses: Watford makes an average of 11.72 crosses per game, slightly fewer than their opponents' 14.11 crosses per game. This suggests that Watford's opponents are more active in creating opportunities from wide areas.

Accurate Crosses: On average, Watford makes 3.2 accurate crosses per game, whereas their opponents make 4.7. This further indicates that Watford's opponents are better at delivering quality crosses into the box.

Summary and Implications:

Offensive Efficiency: Watford's opponents are more offensively efficient, as evidenced by their higher average of shots, shots on target, and goals. This could suggest that Watford might need to improve their defensive strategies to reduce the number of shots and goals conceded.

Possession vs. Effectiveness: Despite Watford having a higher average possession, their opponents seem to be more effective with the ball. This could imply that Watford needs to work on converting possession into meaningful attacking opportunities and ultimately, into goals.

Crossing Game: The data shows that Watford's opponents are more active and accurate with crosses, which might be an area for Watford to improve upon, both offensively in creating more opportunities from wide areas and defensively in dealing with crosses better.

To enhance their performance based on this analysis, Watford could focus on defensive drills to reduce opponent shots and goals, improve their shot accuracy and conversion rate, and work on both delivering and defending crosses more effectively. Additionally, finding ways to translate their possession advantage into more goal-scoring opportunities could be key to turning around any negative trends suggested by these metrics.