Northern Ireland have enjoyed a superb Nations League campaign so far but with one obvious frustration – dropping points in both of their matches at Windsor Park.

The last opportunity to change that comes on Saturday when Ukraine visit Belfast in the penultimate fixture of the campaign and Terry Devlin has said the players are determined to deliver for the home fans.

“It’s frustrating for us that we haven’t won at home yet,” Devlin told the Press Association. “I think on Saturday we’ll be looking to change that.

“It’s going to be a tough game against really good opposition, but I think we deserve to give the fans a win at Windsor Park to finish the year off.”

placeholder image — Northern Ireland's Terry Devlin (left). (Photo by David Davies/PA Wire)

Northern Ireland go into their final two matches top of Group B2, one point above Hungary and four clear of Ukraine as they target promotion to League A.

They have won both away games, a dramatic late victory over Georgia in Tbilisi and a 3-0 win over Ukraine in Slovakia.

But in Belfast Northern Ireland have been held in goalless draws by Hungary and Georgia, left to rue Isaac Price’s missed penalty in the Georgia stalemate.

“We were just a bit more clinical away from home,” Devlin added. “And obviously we missed a penalty at home and on another day that goes in. Hopefully on Saturday we can score some goals to win the game.”

If Hungary fall to Georgia earlier on Saturday, a Northern Ireland victory would see them win the group this weekend – otherwise it will come down to next week’s trip to Budapest.

Top spot would bring automatic promotion, while second place earns a play-off against one of the lower-ranked teams from the top flight.

“We’ve got ourselves in a really good position,” Devlin added. “Top two is the main priority. The fixtures we’ve got left are two tough games so we’ll just take it one at a time and see where we end up.”

The prize on offer is a place in the highest tier of European football, something boss Michael O’Neill has described as a “massive” opportunity for a young squad who have taken big strides since earning promotion from League C two years ago.

“The gaffer has spoken about how big of an opportunity it is,” Portsmouth defender Devlin said. “It’s an opportunity to showcase yourself against the world’s best.

“It would be an unbelievable learning experience as a squad, for us to be in the same league as the best teams and go head to head with them.”

Over the past 14 months, Northern Ireland have played a World Cup qualifier away to Germany, a World Cup play-off away to Italy and a friendly in France.

While all three matches ended in defeat, they were seen as invaluable staging posts for a young side and the experiences have given them a taste for more.

“I feel like we’ve been improving a lot over the last couple of years,” Devlin said. “The squad’s really come together and it’s a really tight-knit group.

“I think that shows on the pitch. (League A) would be a tough step, but I’m sure if you ask everyone on the squad they would love to give it a go.”