Manager Michael O'Neill feels his Northern Ireland side can exert some pressure on the Netherlands by beating Belarus in Tuesday's Euro 2020 qualifier in Borisov.
Northern Ireland came from behind on Saturday to beat Estonia 2-1 in Tallinn and have won all three games so far.
A fourth win of the campaign would leave them nine points clear of Ronald Koeman's beaten Nations League finalists, who have played only two games.
The Dutch lost at home to Germany in their second outing and while Northern Ireland are yet to face either of the heavyweights in Group C, O'Neill knows they can do little more than win their games.
The nice thing for us is we can put pressure on, in particular, the Netherlands.
Michael O'Neill
With Koeman's men away to Germany in September when they resume their bid for Euro 2020 qualification, O'Neill feels the gap could weigh heavily on their minds.
"The most important thing for us was to try and not drop points in any of these four games because obviously we have to assume the Netherlands and Germany won't drop points," O'Neill said.
"But the nice thing for us is we can put pressure on, in particular, the Netherlands because they have games to play and make up."
O'Neill says the mood in the Northern Ireland camp is 'very positive' but he has warned that Belarus will be another tough test, as Tallinn was.
"As Estonia showed the other night, Belarus will look at this game as one they potentially could win," he added.
"With that in mind, it'll be an extremely difficult game. They have talented players in their squad, they have players in season as well.
"We come into the game mentally in a good place because we won the last game, our mental tiredness is not the same, so that should be the key factor for us."
Northern Ireland are 9/5 to win on Tuesday evening, with Belarus 15/8 and the draw 21/10.
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Manager Michael O'Neill feels his Northern Ireland side can exert some pressure on the Netherlands by beating Belarus in Tuesday's Euro 2020 qualifier in Borisov.
Northern Ireland came from behind on Saturday to beat Estonia 2-1 in Tallinn and have won all three games so far.
A fourth win of the campaign would leave them nine points clear of Ronald Koeman's beaten Nations League finalists, who have played only two games.
The Dutch lost at home to Germany in their second outing and while Northern Ireland are yet to face either of the heavyweights in Group C, O'Neill knows they can do little more than win their games.
The nice thing for us is we can put pressure on, in particular, the Netherlands.
Michael O'Neill
With Koeman's men away to Germany in September when they resume their bid for Euro 2020 qualification, O'Neill feels the gap could weigh heavily on their minds.
"The most important thing for us was to try and not drop points in any of these four games because obviously we have to assume the Netherlands and Germany won't drop points," O'Neill said.
"But the nice thing for us is we can put pressure on, in particular, the Netherlands because they have games to play and make up."
O'Neill says the mood in the Northern Ireland camp is 'very positive' but he has warned that Belarus will be another tough test, as Tallinn was.
"As Estonia showed the other night, Belarus will look at this game as one they potentially could win," he added.
"With that in mind, it'll be an extremely difficult game. They have talented players in their squad, they have players in season as well.
"We come into the game mentally in a good place because we won the last game, our mental tiredness is not the same, so that should be the key factor for us."
Northern Ireland are 9/5 to win on Tuesday evening, with Belarus 15/8 and the draw 21/10.
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Source: bet365.com