- Arsenal are the only team from England to have won at the Hamburg Arena, prevailing 2-1 in a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group-stage fixture.
- Fulham have lost one (2-1 at Hertha Berlin in 2002/03) and won one (1-0 at Wolfsburg in the Quarter-Finals) of their competitive matches in Germany.
- Hamburg have won their last two matches at home to English opposition in the Europa League (and UEFA Cup), defeating Manchester City 3-1 last season in the quarter-finals and Aston Villa 3-1 the season before.
- Just one of Hamburg's last 21 matches in the Europa League (and UEFA Cup) have ended in a draw.
- The German side has won six of its last seven matches at home in the competition, drawing the other.
- Mladen Petric has scored five goals in Hamburg's last five matches in the Europa League.
- The Cottagers have kept three consecutive clean sheets in matches in all competitions.
- Fulham have won six of their last eight matches in the Europa League.
- The Whites have never failed to score in nine matches away from home in the UEFA Cup/Europa League proper (not including qualifiers).
- Bobby Zamora has scored six goals in his last seven appearances in the competition, assisting two more in the same period.
- 11 of Fulham's 13 goals in the Europa League since November have been either scored or assisted by Gera (five goals, three assists) or Zamora (six goals, two assists).
